Nagasaki Pilgrimage one-day tour

This is the model plan for making your customized tour.

The tour visits Christian Pilgrimage sites in Sotome and Nagasaki

while introducing the following:

How did Japan, whose main religion is Shinto, accept Christianity?

Why did Christianity spread in and around Nagasaki?

Why did Japan ban Christianity even though once accepted it?

How did Christians continue their faith during the ban period?

What kind of oppression and martyrdom took place during the ban on Christianity?

The customized tour is planned as per the following.

1) The tour starts from Fukuoka

2) Private vehicle is utilized as per number of person

・less than 7 persons : chartered taxi with English speaking driver

・more than 8 persons : chartered bus with Japanese speaking driver,

English speaking tour guide navigates the tour

3) Meals ：Japanese cuisines, local specialities

Tour Price

To be quoted as per customer’s conditions mentioned above.

Itinerary

8:00 Star the tour at the designated place in Fukuoka

Dirive to to Nagasaki, 2 hours

Visiting Sotome Pilgrimage site ; region was home to communities

of Hidden Christians

On an elevation commanding a view over the Sea of Goto, Father

Marc Marie de Rotz established a church at his own expense 1882

The setting of Endo Shusaku’s novel Silence. Sotome is blessed with a

unique history and culture of Christianity

Exploring Peace Park where the Atomic Bomb dropped in 1945

Visit Atmic Bomb Museum, Ground Zero and Peace Statue

Nishizaka hill is the most significant Christian Pilgrimage site in Japan.

The 26 Martyrs of Japan were a group of Catholics who were executed

by crucifixion on February 5, 1597.

The Cathedral is one of the significant Christian Pilgrimage site in Japan.

Established 1865, this church is officially known as “Oura Cathedral, the

Church of 26 Martyrs.”

Drive to Fukuoka, 2 hours

18:00 Arrive at Fukuoka, end of the tour

Map of Nagasaki

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