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Unzen jigoku Martyrdom from 1626
2024/01/28
● History of Japanese ChristianityWhen Matsukura Shigemasa became the new federal lord of Shimabara in 1616, many people were Christians. Initially …
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Hokohara martyrdom place in Omura in 1657
2024/01/20
● History of Japanese ChristianityThis is a place related to the Kori-kuzure incident in Omura in 1657 in which a large number of hidden Christians …
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Shimabara Rebellion in 1637
2024/01/25
● History of Japanese ChristianityThe site is located in Minami-arima in Minami-Shimabara-city and the Battle field of Shimabara Rebellion which wa …
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Atomic bomb in Nagasaki in 1945
2024/01/13
Japanese history, Latest informationDisastrous War must not be repeated. The plutonium atomic bomb exploded about 500m over the central monument at 1 …
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Hidden Christian site, Kasuga Village
2024/01/31
History of Japanese Christianity, Latest informationKasuga Village and Mount Yasugatake is a Christian Pilgrimage site and is registered on the World Heritage as Hid …
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Hidden Christians
2024/01/30
History of Japanese Christianity, Latest informationOppression against Christians began with the Tokugawa shogunate’s ban on Christianity. The missionaries wer …
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Kurose no Tsuji, martyrdom site of Gaspar Nishi Genka
2024/01/28
History of Japanese Christianity, Latest informationThe site where Christian Gaspar Nishi Genka was martyred in 1609, located on Kurose Hill overlooking Nakae no shi …
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Saint Filippo de Jesus Church ( Japan 26 Saints Memorial Church )
2024/01/28
History of Japanese Christianity, Latest informationThis is a church with Gaudi-style twin tower designed by Kenjiro Imai, built next to the Nishizaka Martyrdom site …
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Oyster Barbecue Hut in Itoshima
2024/01/27
Japanese cuisine, Latest informationItoshima oyster growing up in the rich nature of mountain and sea Itoshima oyster features mellow and sweet taste …
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Saint Kolbe Memorial Museum, at Hongouchi Church
2024/01/27
History of Japanese Christianity, Latest informationFather Maximilian Kolbe was born in Poland in 1894 and was a priest of the Conventual Order of St. Francis. He ha …