Nagasaki Pilgrimage one-day tour

Discover something while visiting Christian Pilgrimage sites.

Christian history in Japan was started when St. Francis Xavier came to Japan as a first Christian

missionary in 1549. Then Christianity was spread in Nagasaki region. However, unparalleled

hidden Cristian history was started from when Toyotomi Hideyoshi Shogunate proclaimed Christian

ban in 1587. During ban on Christianity, people secretly continued to faith while surviving in the

midst of the conventional society and Japanese religions.

Since ban on the Christianity was lifted in 1873, new Christian history in Japan has begun.

Where to visit: Pilgrimage sites in Sotome and Nagasaki-city

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Travel style

・Charted taxi with English speaking driver who knows the places very well, and

can give you local information anywhere you will visit.

Option : Chartered taxi with Japanese drive if Professional Tour guide is requested

・Start and end of the tour is Fukuoka–city, please specify the place where you want

・Tour date : please specify the date

・Minimum number : 2 person

・Maximum number : 8 person

Where to visit

Sotome Pilgrimage sites / UNESCO World Heritage Hidden Christian sites

On an elevation commanding a view over the Sea of Goto, Father

Marc Marie de Rotz established a church at his own expense 1882.

The building was extended and renovated again and again. A statue

of Mary that he ordered from France is standing in the bell tower.

The setting of Endo Shusaku’s novel Silence. Sotome is blessed with a

unique history and culture of Christianity. In particular, the area in which the

Endo Shusaku Literary Museum stands is known as the site of a Christian

village, one of Endo’s most notable work, Silence.

Nagasaki

	Ground Zero The plutonium atomic bomb exploded about 500m over the central monument at 11:02 a.m. on August 9, 1945. The most part of Nagasaki was destroyed, and a tremendous number of lives were lost.
	Peace Statue Completed in 1955, ten years after the Atomic bombing. The 9.7 meter high statue sitting on a 4 meter tall pedestal. The raised arm points to the threat of nuclear weapons and the out-stretched arm symbolizes peace.
	China Town Nagasaki China town at shinchi is one of the big three china town in Japan. There are about 50 Chinese restaurants and many Chinese sundries shops in there.
	Martyrdom of the 26 Saints of Japan Nishizaka hill is the most significant Christian Pilgrimage site in Japan. The 26 Martyrs of Japan were a group of Catholics who were executed by crucifixion on February 5, 1597.Their martyrdom is especially significant in the history of the Catholic Church in Japan.
	Oura Cathedral / UNESCO World Heritage The Cathedral is one of the significant Christian Pilgrimage site in Japan. Established 1865, this church is officially known as “Oura Cathedral, the Church of 26 Martyrs.” Missionary Church of Paris to dedicate prayers to the 26 saints martyred on Nishizaka hill.