Umi-Jigoku is the most recommended site in the Hell tour. Gazing out upon the mystically cool cobalt-blue of this pond stirs image of a crystal-clear sea, but in fact the water temperature here is a scolding 98 de …

Umi-Jigoku…の続きを読む

  After the discovery of the numerous hidden Christians in Ikitsuki Island in 1865, they began to work on recovering their Catholic faith although they were not too successful at first. Then in 1878, a priest named …

Yamada Church…の続きを読む

  The museum stores and displays the historical collection of the Matsura family who ruled over the northern area of Nagasaki prefecture since the 13th century.     The museum is housed in the former priva …

Matsura Historical Museum…の続きを読む

  This church is a catholic church in Hirado, Nagasaki. Hirado is a place where Francis Xavier visited 3 times in Japan to spread Christianity, and even during the Kinkyo Ordinance of the Edo Period that prohibited …

St. Francis Xavier Memorial Church…の続きを読む

  Nakae no Shima is a Christian Pilgrimage site and is the UNESCO World Heritage site of Hidden Chriatian Sites in the Nagasaki Region. Located two kilometers off the coast of Hirado Island, Nakae no Shima is a smal …

Nakae no Shima / Christian Pilgrimage s…の続きを読む

  Stands on a hill guarding Hirado Port and the Hirado Strait, which used to be part of an important trade route between Japan and the Asian mainland. The original fortress was built in 1599 by the local Matsura Lor …

Hirado Castle…の続きを読む

  The church is a Christian Pilgrimage site and was designed by Tetsukawa Yosuke, a famous architect of various churches in Nagasaki-prefecture, and built between December 1915 and October 1917. It is one of the lat …

Tabira Church…の続きを読む

  Set up in Hirado in 1609 as the base of operations of the Dutch East India Company in Japan. The building seen today is a warehouse which was originally constructed here in 1639 as part of the trading post, but to …

Dutch Trading Post…の続きを読む

  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.     This idyllic, remote village was refuge to …

Kasuga Village / Hidden Christian Site…の続きを読む

  The main exhibit room displays a few letters and other items of kamikaze pilots who died in battle. One case has photos of about 50 kamikaze pilots from Tachiarai Air Base and includes the following information on …

Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum…の続きを読む