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Nakamachi Church was constructed in 1986
2024/01/04
● History of Japanese ChristianityNakamachi Church is located near JR Nagasaki Station which was constructed for Japanese Christians in 1986. The c …
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St. Lorenzo Luiz martyred in Nagasaki in 1637
2024/01/24
● History of Japanese ChristianitySaint Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint, was martyred in Nishizaka, Nagasaki in 1637. The statue of St. Lore …
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Wakato bridge in Kitakyushu-city, constructed in 1962
2024/01/13
Japanese historyWakato bridge is Japan’s first suspension bridge over the Dokai Bay, connecting Wakamatsu and Tobata, and w …
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Catholic Unzen Church, built in 1982
2024/01/05
● History of Japanese ChristianityThe Church is dedicated to Antonio Ishida and others who were martyred in the Unzen jigoku from 1627 to 1632 and …
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St. Andrew’s Seminary at Dejima, opened in 1877
2024/01/09
● History of Japanese ChristianityAfter the ban on Christianity lifted in 1873, Burnside who was the British Church Missionary created a cram scho …
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Mizutaki, in Fukuoka
2024/01/04
Japanese cuisineIt is a local cuisine in Fukuoka. Mizutaki (boil in water) describes, this is a hot pot dish made with chopped c …
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Oura Cathedral, built in 1865
2024/01/14
● History of Japanese ChristianityThe Cathdral was built in 1865 by the French priest Bernard Petitjean of Fier who had been dispatched by the Fore …
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Shitsu Church, in Sotome, constructed in 1882
2024/01/09
● History of Japanese ChristianityBuilt in 1882 by Father de Rotz, this low-ceiling church features a brick exterior, wood interior and stone entra …
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Urakami Cathedral, in Nagasaki, constructed in 1914
2024/01/06
● History of Japanese ChristianityConstruction of the original Urakami Cathedral, a brick Romanesque building, began in 1895, after a long-standing …
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Kirishiama
2024/01/30
Onsen resortLocated on the lower slopes of the Kirishima Mountain with a distant view over Kagoshima Bay and Sakurajima below …