Sakitsu Village
Sakitshu is a Christian Pilgrimage site and has been registered on UNESCE World Heritage
as Hidden Christian site Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region.
A Gothic-looking church is located on a cove of a fishing village. In 1934, a French priest
Augustin Halbout MEP purchased the premises of the former village headman and built a
wooden and concrete finished church, with Tetsukawa Yosuke’s design and construction.
He placed the altar at the very site where fumie or a test to ensure non-allegiance to
Christianity had been conducted.
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General information
| Address | 539 SAkitsu Kawazu-cho, Amakusa-city, Kumamoto-prefecture |
| Access |
by Car 2 hours 40 minutes from Kumamoto-city 45 minutes from Amakusa Airport |
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Church Open hours |
9:00 to 17:00 |
| Admission fee | No fee is required |
| Days closed | No closing days |
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