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Catholic Unzen Church
2024/03/12
● Churches and CathedralsThe 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 …
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St. Andrew’s Seminary at Dejima, in Nagasaki
2024/03/11
● Christian Pilgrimage sitesAfter 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 …
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Amakusa Shiro Memorial Hall, in Amakusa
2024/03/11
MuseumsThe museum is a Christian Pilgrimage site shows History of Christianity in Amakusa and Shimabara Rebellion which was a peasant uprising agaist bakufu’s persecution of Christians under the leadership of Amakusa Shi …
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Amakusa Shiro Memorial Hall, in Amakusa
2024/03/11
● Christian Pilgrimage sitesThe museum is a Christian Pilgrimage site shows History of Christianity in Amakusa and Shimabara Rebellion which was a peasant uprising agaist bakufu’s persecution of Christians under the leadership of Amakusa Shi …
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Environmental Museum, in Kitakyushu
2024/03/11
MuseumsThe museum has Environmental learning function, Environmental information function and Environmental activity function. The Environmental improvement history of Kitakyushu, Global warming and other various environ …
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Sanrio Harmoneyland, in Hiji, Oita-prefecture
2024/03/10
Amusement parksA theme park dedicated to the various Sanrio characters including Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll and My Melody. Harmonyland is located in Hiji, Oita Prefecture, approximately a 30minutes drive from JR Beppu Station. The …
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Takasaki mountain animal park, in Oita
2024/03/10
Amusement parksAn altitude of 625m located in the boundary line of Oita-city and Beppu-city is known as a habitat of the wild Japanese monkey. The park was opened in 1953, in which about 1700 wild Japanese monkey are living. Th …
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Mietsu Naval Dock, in Saga
2024/03/10
Industrial HeritagesBefore Meiji Restoration, the Mietsu Naval Dock served as a venue for naval drilling and maintenance of Western-style ship, as the naval base of Saga Clan. Japan’s first practical steam ship, the Ryofu-maru was co …
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Shinbaru-Nuyama Mounded Tombs, in Fukutsu
2024/03/10
UNESCO World HeritagesThe site has been registered on the UNESCO World Heritage as the Sacred Island Okinoshiam and Associated site in the Munakata Region The Tomb Group in Fukutsu City comprises the tombs of the Munakata clan, an ancient po …
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Oyster Barbecue Hut, in Itoshima
2024/03/10
Featured restaurantsItoshima oyster growing up in the rich nature of mountain and sea Itoshima oyster features mellow and sweet taste. There are many Oyster Barbecue Huts at five fishing harbours. The huts only open during the seaso …