Yamano Church, in Hirado
Yamano Church was built in 1924 in the Yamano area, where is halfway of
Mount Yasuman. Most people living in this area are Christians.
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The ancestors of the Yamano village fled persecution from Nishisonogi and
Sotome to Goto island during ban on Christianity.
However, they were unable to live on Goto island, so they moved to this area of
Hirado Island between 1820 and 1830.