Hidden Christian site, Kasuga Village
Kasuga Village and Mount Yasugatake is a Christian Pilgrimage site and is registered on
the World Heritage as Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region.
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This idyllic, remote village was refuge to a small community of Hidden Christians who
practiced here for centuries, far from the prying eyes of the government. After the ban on
Christianity was lifted, the local villagers decided to continue practicing their own unique
brand of the religion rather than rejoin the Catholic Church. As a result, churches were not
erected in the village, and the religion remains outwardly invisible.