Nakamachi Church is located near JR Nagasaki Station which was constructed for Japanese Christians in 1986. The church was dedicated to the 16 Saints of Nagasaki (St. Thomas and the 15 Martyrs) in 1988, and the mo …

Nakamachi Church was constructed in 1986…の続きを読む

  Saint Lorenzo Ruiz, the first Filipino saint, was martyred in Nishizaka, Nagasaki in 1637. The statue of St. Lorenzo was donated to Nakamachi Church, which is associated with St. Lorenzo, by Cardinal Hamei Singh ( …

St. Lorenzo Luiz martyred in Nagasaki in…の続きを読む

  Wakato bridge is Japan’s first suspension bridge over the Dokai Bay, connecting Wakamatsu and Tobata, and was completed in 1962.   At the time of its completion, it was the largest suspension bridge in the E …

Wakato bridge in Kitakyushu-city, constr…の続きを読む

  The Church is dedicated to Antonio Ishida and others who were martyred in the Unzen jigoku from 1627 to 1632 and was built in 1982 to commemorate Pope John Paul II’s visit to Nagasaki.   The number of believ …

Catholic Unzen Church, built in 1982…の続きを読む

  After the ban on Christianity lifted in 1873, Burnside who was the British Church Missionary  created a cram school at his home to teach the English Bible. In 1877, the school was moved to the Dejima English-Japan …

St. Andrew's Seminary at Dejima, opened …の続きを読む

  It is a local cuisine in Fukuoka.  Mizutaki (boil in water) describes, this is a hot pot dish made with chopped chickens, negi, and a variety of vegetables put in a pot of water and boiled, then dipped in ponzu sa …

Mizutaki, in Fukuoka…の続きを読む

  The Cathdral was built in 1865 by the French priest Bernard Petitjean of Fier who had been dispatched by the Foreign Missionary Church of Paris to dedicate prayers to the 26 saints martyred on Nishizaka hill. For …

Oura Cathedral, built in 1865…の続きを読む

  Built in 1882 by Father de Rotz, this low-ceiling church features a brick exterior, wood interior and stone entranceway.  The roof itself is low in order to limit damage done by strong winds. The church’s bell was …

Shitsu Church, in Sotome, constructed in…の続きを読む

  Construction of the original Urakami Cathedral, a brick Romanesque building, began in 1895, after a long-standing ban on Christianity was lifted. When completed in 1914, it was the largest Catholic church in East …

Urakami Cathedral, in Nagasaki, construc…の続きを読む

  Located on the lower slopes of the Kirishima Mountain with a distant view over Kagoshima Bay and Sakurajima below.  The area is made up of over a dozen Onsen, of which the largest and best know is Maruo Onsen. Wit …

Kirishiama…の続きを読む