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  • 75.1 Dozaki Church 堂崎教会堂 is the oldest church in the Goto Islands in offshore Nagasaki Prefecture and was built by French missionaries. It now serves as a museum displaying historical documents relating to Christians and the period of suppression of Christianity.  In 1879, a temporary chapel was constructed here by Father Marmand of the Paris Foreign Mission Society which became the focus for missionary activities on the Goto Islands after the oppression of Christianity ended.  The church was designed and built by Tetsukawa Yosuke.  At the age of 20, he participated in the construction of Catholic churches across the Goto Islands at first as a gifted carpenter. He went on to study architecture and joined the Architectural Institute of Japan. Although a Buddhist he was sensitive to the sentiments of Catholics by designing and building beautiful churches across Kyushu.
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  • 75.4 Nagasaki Hidden Christians 隠れキリシタン The remote outlying Goto Islands in Nagasaki prefecture were refuges for Christians during the ban on Christianity in Japan. Christianity became illegal and was severely punished. Many Japanese christians were tortured or killed and missionaries were deported. By 1640 not a single priest was left in Japan, either European or Japanese. Nevertheless, many Christians in Japan persisted in practicing their religion in secret during the ban.
    75.4.NAGASAKI-CHRISTIANS-04.jpg
  • 75.4 Nagasaki Hidden Christians 隠れキリシタン The remote outlying Goto Islands in Nagasaki prefecture were refuges for Christians during the ban on Christianity in Japan. Christianity became illegal and was severely punished. Many Japanese christians were tortured or killed and missionaries were deported. By 1640 not a single priest was left in Japan, either European or Japanese. Nevertheless, many Christians in Japan persisted in practicing their religion in secret during the ban.
    75.4.NAGASAKI-CHRISTIANS-02.jpg
  • Fuchinomoto Catholic Cemetary, Goto - On the northwestern edge of the Miiraku Peninsula on Fukue Goto Island, the catholic cemetary has tombstones at the Fuchinomoto cemetery overlooking the sea, reflecting the deep Christian faith of the people buried there, when christianity was outlawed in Japan and hidden christians had to practice their faith in secret. Hidden Christians who had migrated from Sotome were finally laid to rest here.
    fuchinomoto-graveyard-4.jpg
  • Fuchinomoto Catholic Cemetary, Goto - On the northwestern edge of the Miiraku Peninsula on Fukue Goto Island, the catholic cemetary has tombstones at the Fuchinomoto cemetery overlooking the sea, reflecting the deep Christian faith of the people buried there, when christianity was outlawed in Japan and hidden christians had to practice their faith in secret. Hidden Christians who had migrated from Sotome were finally laid to rest here.
    fuchinomoto-graveyard-3.jpg
  • Fuchinomoto Catholic Cemetary, Goto - On the northwestern edge of the Miiraku Peninsula on Fukue Goto Island, the catholic cemetary has tombstones at the Fuchinomoto cemetery overlooking the sea, reflecting the deep Christian faith of the people buried there, when christianity was outlawed in Japan and hidden christians had to practice their faith in secret. Hidden Christians who had migrated from Sotome were finally laid to rest here.
    fuchinomoto-graveyard-1.jpg
  • Fuchinomoto Catholic Cemetary, Goto - On the northwestern edge of the Miiraku Peninsula on Fukue Goto Island, the catholic cemetary has tombstones at the Fuchinomoto cemetery overlooking the sea, reflecting the deep Christian faith of the people buried there, when christianity was outlawed in Japan and hidden christians had to practice their faith in secret. Hidden Christians who had migrated from Sotome were finally laid to rest here.
    fuchinomoto-graveyard-5.jpg
  • Dozaki Church is the oldest church in the Goto Islands in offshore Fukue, Goto in Nagasaki Prefecture and was built by French missionaries. It now serves a museum displaying historical documents relating to Christians and the 300-year period of suppression of Christianity.  In 1879, a temporary chapel was constructed here by Father Marmand of the Paris Foreign Mission Society which became the focus for missionary activities on the Goto Islands after the oppression of Christianity ended.  The church was designed and built by Tetsukawa Yosuke.  At the age of 20, he participated in the construction of Catholic churches across the Goto Islands at first as a gifted carpenter. He went on to study architecture and joined the Architectural Institute of Japan. Although a Buddhist he was sensitive to the sentiments of Catholics by designing and building beautiful churches across Kyushu.
    dozaki-church-5.jpg
  • Dozaki Church is the oldest church in the Goto Islands in offshore Fukue, Goto in Nagasaki Prefecture and was built by French missionaries. It now serves a museum displaying historical documents relating to Christians and the 300-year period of suppression of Christianity.  In 1879, a temporary chapel was constructed here by Father Marmand of the Paris Foreign Mission Society which became the focus for missionary activities on the Goto Islands after the oppression of Christianity ended.  The church was designed and built by Tetsukawa Yosuke.  At the age of 20, he participated in the construction of Catholic churches across the Goto Islands at first as a gifted carpenter. He went on to study architecture and joined the Architectural Institute of Japan. Although a Buddhist he was sensitive to the sentiments of Catholics by designing and building beautiful churches across Kyushu.
    dozaki-church-4..jpg
  • Dozaki Church is the oldest church in the Goto Islands in offshore Fukue, Goto in Nagasaki Prefecture and was built by French missionaries. It now serves a museum displaying historical documents relating to Christians and the 300-year period of suppression of Christianity.  In 1879, a temporary chapel was constructed here by Father Marmand of the Paris Foreign Mission Society which became the focus for missionary activities on the Goto Islands after the oppression of Christianity ended.  The church was designed and built by Tetsukawa Yosuke.  At the age of 20, he participated in the construction of Catholic churches across the Goto Islands at first as a gifted carpenter. He went on to study architecture and joined the Architectural Institute of Japan. Although a Buddhist he was sensitive to the sentiments of Catholics by designing and building beautiful churches across Kyushu.
    dozaki-church-1.jpg
  • Dozaki Church is the oldest church in the Goto Islands in offshore Fukue, Goto in Nagasaki Prefecture and was built by French missionaries. It now serves a museum displaying historical documents relating to Christians and the 300-year period of suppression of Christianity.  In 1879, a temporary chapel was constructed here by Father Marmand of the Paris Foreign Mission Society which became the focus for missionary activities on the Goto Islands after the oppression of Christianity ended.  The church was designed and built by Tetsukawa Yosuke.  At the age of 20, he participated in the construction of Catholic churches across the Goto Islands at first as a gifted carpenter. He went on to study architecture and joined the Architectural Institute of Japan. Although a Buddhist he was sensitive to the sentiments of Catholics by designing and building beautiful churches across Kyushu.
    dozaki-church-2.jpg
  • Dozaki Church is the oldest church in the Goto Islands in offshore Fukue, Goto in Nagasaki Prefecture and was built by French missionaries. It now serves a museum displaying historical documents relating to Christians and the 300-year period of suppression of Christianity.  In 1879, a temporary chapel was constructed here by Father Marmand of the Paris Foreign Mission Society which became the focus for missionary activities on the Goto Islands after the oppression of Christianity ended.  The church was designed and built by Tetsukawa Yosuke.  At the age of 20, he participated in the construction of Catholic churches across the Goto Islands at first as a gifted carpenter. He went on to study architecture and joined the Architectural Institute of Japan. Although a Buddhist he was sensitive to the sentiments of Catholics by designing and building beautiful churches across Kyushu.
    dozaki-church-3.jpg
  • Egami Church Goto - In 1918 the descendants of Goto settlers cooperated to build the church under the direction of Tetsukawa Yosuke. Egami Village on Naru Island is one of the components of the Hidden Christian legacy of migrants from the mainland who continued to practise their faith secretly during the ban on Christianity.  Egami Church was built using indigenous techniques and materials and demonstrates the cultural continuity with regards to the period of the ban on Christianity. The Egami Church is considered as the best example in terms of design and structure among the wooden church buildings constructed in the Nagasaki region from the 19th century onwards.
    egami-church-8.jpg
  • Egami Church Goto - In 1918 the descendants of Goto settlers cooperated to build the church under the direction of Tetsukawa Yosuke. Egami Village on Naru Island is one of the components of the Hidden Christian legacy of migrants from the mainland who continued to practise their faith secretly during the ban on Christianity.  Egami Church was built using indigenous techniques and materials and demonstrates the cultural continuity with regards to the period of the ban on Christianity. The Egami Church is considered as the best example in terms of design and structure among the wooden church buildings constructed in the Nagasaki region from the 19th century onwards.
    egami-church-7.jpg
  • Egami Church Goto - In 1918 the descendants of Goto settlers cooperated to build the church under the direction of Tetsukawa Yosuke. Egami Village on Naru Island is one of the components of the Hidden Christian legacy of migrants from the mainland who continued to practise their faith secretly during the ban on Christianity.  Egami Church was built using indigenous techniques and materials and demonstrates the cultural continuity with regards to the period of the ban on Christianity. The Egami Church is considered as the best example in terms of design and structure among the wooden church buildings constructed in the Nagasaki region from the 19th century onwards.
    egami-church-3.jpg
  • Egami Church Goto - In 1918 the descendants of Goto settlers cooperated to build the church under the direction of Tetsukawa Yosuke. Egami Village on Naru Island is one of the components of the Hidden Christian legacy of migrants from the mainland who continued to practise their faith secretly during the ban on Christianity.  Egami Church was built using indigenous techniques and materials and demonstrates the cultural continuity with regards to the period of the ban on Christianity. The Egami Church is considered as the best example in terms of design and structure among the wooden church buildings constructed in the Nagasaki region from the 19th century onwards.
    egami-church-2.jpg
  • Egami Church Goto - In 1918 the descendants of Goto settlers cooperated to build the church under the direction of Tetsukawa Yosuke. Egami Village on Naru Island is one of the components of the Hidden Christian legacy of migrants from the mainland who continued to practise their faith secretly during the ban on Christianity.  Egami Church was built using indigenous techniques and materials and demonstrates the cultural continuity with regards to the period of the ban on Christianity. The Egami Church is considered as the best example in terms of design and structure among the wooden church buildings constructed in the Nagasaki region from the 19th century onwards.
    egami-church-5.jpg
  • Egami Church Goto - In 1918 the descendants of Goto settlers cooperated to build the church under the direction of Tetsukawa Yosuke. Egami Village on Naru Island is one of the components of the Hidden Christian legacy of migrants from the mainland who continued to practise their faith secretly during the ban on Christianity.  Egami Church was built using indigenous techniques and materials and demonstrates the cultural continuity with regards to the period of the ban on Christianity. The Egami Church is considered as the best example in terms of design and structure among the wooden church buildings constructed in the Nagasaki region from the 19th century onwards.
    egami-church-4.jpg
  • Egami Church Goto - In 1918 the descendants of Goto settlers cooperated to build the church under the direction of Tetsukawa Yosuke. Egami Village on Naru Island is one of the components of the Hidden Christian legacy of migrants from the mainland who continued to practise their faith secretly during the ban on Christianity.  Egami Church was built using indigenous techniques and materials and demonstrates the cultural continuity with regards to the period of the ban on Christianity. The Egami Church is considered as the best example in terms of design and structure among the wooden church buildings constructed in the Nagasaki region from the 19th century onwards.
    egami-church-1.jpg
  • 75.2 Egami Church 江上天主堂- In 1918 the descendants of Goto settlers cooperated to build the church under the direction of Tetsukawa Yosuke. Egami Village on Naru Island is part of the Hidden Christian legacy of migrants from the mainland who continued to practise their faith secretly during the ban on Christianity.  Egami Church was built using indigenous techniques and materials and demonstrates the cultural continuity with regards to the period of the ban on Christianity. The Egami Church is considered as the best example in terms of design and structure among the wooden church buildings constructed in the Nagasaki region from the 19th century onwards.
    75.2.nagasaki-egami-2.jpg
  • 75.2 Egami Church 江上天主堂- In 1918 the descendants of Goto settlers cooperated to build the church under the direction of Tetsukawa Yosuke. Egami Village on Naru Island is part of the Hidden Christian legacy of migrants from the mainland who continued to practise their faith secretly during the ban on Christianity.  Egami Church was built using indigenous techniques and materials and demonstrates the cultural continuity with regards to the period of the ban on Christianity. The Egami Church is considered as the best example in terms of design and structure among the wooden church buildings constructed in the Nagasaki region from the 19th century onwards.
    75.2.NAGASAKI-EGAMI-01.jpg
  • Egami Church Goto - In 1918 the descendants of Goto settlers cooperated to build the church under the direction of Tetsukawa Yosuke. Egami Village on Naru Island is one of the components of the Hidden Christian legacy of migrants from the mainland who continued to practise their faith secretly during the ban on Christianity.  Egami Church was built using indigenous techniques and materials and demonstrates the cultural continuity with regards to the period of the ban on Christianity. The Egami Church is considered as the best example in terms of design and structure among the wooden church buildings constructed in the Nagasaki region from the 19th century onwards.
    egami-church-6.jpg
  • 75.3 Former Gorin Church is a restoration of Hamawaki Church which was built in 1881 and the second oldest wooden church after Oura Church in Nagasaki. In 1931 Hamawaki Church was reconstructed with a larger space. The dismantled materials were used for the construction of a church in the Gorin district. The restored church uses a rare combination of Japanese and Western construction methods.  It has an outer appearance of a traditional Japanese building but an interior consisting of a nave boarded rib vault ceilings.  It is no longer a church, but maintained by Goto City, and is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Nagasaki Hidden Christian sites.
    75.3.NAGASAKI-GORIN-03.jpg
  • Former Gorin Church is a restoration of Hamawaki Church which was built in 1881 and the second oldest wooden church after Oura Church in Nagasaki. In 1931 Hamawaki Church was reconstructed with a larger space. The dismantled materials were used for the construction of a church in the Gorin district. The restored church uses a rare combination of Japanese and Western construction methods.  It has an outer appearance of a traditional Japanese building but an interior consisting of a nave boarded rib vault ceilings.  It is no longer a church, but maintained by Goto City, and is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Nagasaki Hidden Christian sites.
    gorin-church-5.jpg
  • Former Gorin Church is a restoration of Hamawaki Church which was built in 1881 and the second oldest wooden church after Oura Church in Nagasaki. In 1931 Hamawaki Church was reconstructed with a larger space. The dismantled materials were used for the construction of a church in the Gorin district. The restored church uses a rare combination of Japanese and Western construction methods.  It has an outer appearance of a traditional Japanese building but an interior consisting of a nave boarded rib vault ceilings.  It is no longer a church, but maintained by Goto City, and is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Nagasaki Hidden Christian sites.
    gorin-church-1.jpg
  • 75.3 Former Gorin Church is a restoration of Hamawaki Church which was built in 1881 and the second oldest wooden church after Oura Church in Nagasaki. In 1931 Hamawaki Church was reconstructed with a larger space. The dismantled materials were used for the construction of a church in the Gorin district. The restored church uses a rare combination of Japanese and Western construction methods.  It has an outer appearance of a traditional Japanese building but an interior consisting of a nave boarded rib vault ceilings.  It is no longer a church, but maintained by Goto City, and is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Nagasaki Hidden Christian sites.
    75.3.NAGASAKI-GORIN-02.jpg
  • Former Gorin Church is a restoration of Hamawaki Church which was built in 1881 and the second oldest wooden church after Oura Church in Nagasaki. In 1931 Hamawaki Church was reconstructed with a larger space. The dismantled materials were used for the construction of a church in the Gorin district. The restored church uses a rare combination of Japanese and Western construction methods.  It has an outer appearance of a traditional Japanese building but an interior consisting of a nave boarded rib vault ceilings.  It is no longer a church, but maintained by Goto City, and is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Nagasaki Hidden Christian sites.
    gorin-church-9.jpg
  • Former Gorin Church is a restoration of Hamawaki Church which was built in 1881 and the second oldest wooden church after Oura Church in Nagasaki. In 1931 Hamawaki Church was reconstructed with a larger space. The dismantled materials were used for the construction of a church in the Gorin district. The restored church uses a rare combination of Japanese and Western construction methods.  It has an outer appearance of a traditional Japanese building but an interior consisting of a nave boarded rib vault ceilings.  It is no longer a church, but maintained by Goto City, and is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Nagasaki Hidden Christian sites.
    gorin-church-8.jpg
  • Former Gorin Church is a restoration of Hamawaki Church which was built in 1881 and the second oldest wooden church after Oura Church in Nagasaki. In 1931 Hamawaki Church was reconstructed with a larger space. The dismantled materials were used for the construction of a church in the Gorin district. The restored church uses a rare combination of Japanese and Western construction methods.  It has an outer appearance of a traditional Japanese building but an interior consisting of a nave boarded rib vault ceilings.  It is no longer a church, but maintained by Goto City, and is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Nagasaki Hidden Christian sites.
    gorin-church-7.jpg
  • Former Gorin Church is a restoration of Hamawaki Church which was built in 1881 and the second oldest wooden church after Oura Church in Nagasaki. In 1931 Hamawaki Church was reconstructed with a larger space. The dismantled materials were used for the construction of a church in the Gorin district. The restored church uses a rare combination of Japanese and Western construction methods.  It has an outer appearance of a traditional Japanese building but an interior consisting of a nave boarded rib vault ceilings.  It is no longer a church, but maintained by Goto City, and is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Nagasaki Hidden Christian sites.
    gorin-church-6.jpg
  • Former Gorin Church is a restoration of Hamawaki Church which was built in 1881 and the second oldest wooden church after Oura Church in Nagasaki. In 1931 Hamawaki Church was reconstructed with a larger space. The dismantled materials were used for the construction of a church in the Gorin district. The restored church uses a rare combination of Japanese and Western construction methods.  It has an outer appearance of a traditional Japanese building but an interior consisting of a nave boarded rib vault ceilings.  It is no longer a church, but maintained by Goto City, and is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Nagasaki Hidden Christian sites.
    gorin-church-4.jpg
  • Former Gorin Church is a restoration of Hamawaki Church which was built in 1881 and the second oldest wooden church after Oura Church in Nagasaki. In 1931 Hamawaki Church was reconstructed with a larger space. The dismantled materials were used for the construction of a church in the Gorin district. The restored church uses a rare combination of Japanese and Western construction methods.  It has an outer appearance of a traditional Japanese building but an interior consisting of a nave boarded rib vault ceilings.  It is no longer a church, but maintained by Goto City, and is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Nagasaki Hidden Christian sites.
    gorin-church-2.jpg
  • Former Gorin Church is a restoration of Hamawaki Church which was built in 1881 and the second oldest wooden church after Oura Church in Nagasaki. In 1931 Hamawaki Church was reconstructed with a larger space. The dismantled materials were used for the construction of a church in the Gorin district. The restored church uses a rare combination of Japanese and Western construction methods.  It has an outer appearance of a traditional Japanese building but an interior consisting of a nave boarded rib vault ceilings.  It is no longer a church, but maintained by Goto City, and is a part of the UNESCO World Heritage Nagasaki Hidden Christian sites.
    gorin-church-3.jpg
  • Tabira Church - The history of Tabira began with French missionary Emile Raguet who in 1886 purchased two acres of wilderness at his own expense and settled families there. The same year, Marc-Marie de Rotz bought more land and sent more families to live nearby. Eventually the number of the settlers increased and in 1914 Japanese priest Nakata Tokichi raised funds for a formal church with the parishioners helping in its construction. Tabira Church is distinctive in its three story central tower protruding from the front with an octagonal dome belfry. The building faces the Hirado Strait and has been designated as an important cultural asset by the Japanese government, as well as being part of UNESCO World Heritage associated with Hirado Villages and Hidden Christians.
    tabira-church-4.jpg
  • Hamawaki Church was built to replace the former Gorin Church, which still stands albeit as a kind of museum rather than a consecrated church. Hamawaki was covered over with ferro concrete to protect it from typhoons and other severe weather.  Hisaka Island in the southern part of the Goto Islands was inhabited by Hidden Christians who migrated there to escape persecution.  Former Gorin Church is a restoration of Hamawaki Church which was built in 1881. In 1931 Hamawaki Church was reconstructed with a larger space. The dismantled materials were used for the construction of a church in the Gorin district. The restored church uses a rare combination of Japanese and Western construction methods, while Hamawaki is more modern and imposing in appearance.
    Hamawaki-Church.jpg
  • Tabira Church - The history of Tabira began with French missionary Emile Raguet who in 1886 purchased two acres of wilderness at his own expense and settled families there. The same year, Marc-Marie de Rotz bought more land and sent more families to live nearby. Eventually the number of the settlers increased and in 1914 Japanese priest Nakata Tokichi raised funds for a formal church with the parishioners helping in its construction. Tabira Church is distinctive in its three story central tower protruding from the front with an octagonal dome belfry. The building faces the Hirado Strait and has been designated as an important cultural asset by the Japanese government, as well as being part of UNESCO World Heritage associated with Hirado Villages and Hidden Christians.
    tabira-church-6.jpg
  • Tabira Church - The history of Tabira began with French missionary Emile Raguet who in 1886 purchased two acres of wilderness at his own expense and settled families there. The same year, Marc-Marie de Rotz bought more land and sent more families to live nearby. Eventually the number of the settlers increased and in 1914 Japanese priest Nakata Tokichi raised funds for a formal church with the parishioners helping in its construction. Tabira Church is distinctive in its three story central tower protruding from the front with an octagonal dome belfry. The building faces the Hirado Strait and has been designated as an important cultural asset by the Japanese government, as well as being part of UNESCO World Heritage associated with Hirado Villages and Hidden Christians.
    tabira-church-2.jpg
  • Tabira Church - The history of Tabira began with French missionary Emile Raguet who in 1886 purchased two acres of wilderness at his own expense and settled families there. The same year, Marc-Marie de Rotz bought more land and sent more families to live nearby. Eventually the number of the settlers increased and in 1914 Japanese priest Nakata Tokichi raised funds for a formal church with the parishioners helping in its construction. Tabira Church is distinctive in its three story central tower protruding from the front with an octagonal dome belfry. The building faces the Hirado Strait and has been designated as an important cultural asset by the Japanese government, as well as being part of UNESCO World Heritage associated with Hirado Villages and Hidden Christians.
    tabira-church-7.jpg
  • Tabira Church - The history of Tabira began with French missionary Emile Raguet who in 1886 purchased two acres of wilderness at his own expense and settled families there. The same year, Marc-Marie de Rotz bought more land and sent more families to live nearby. Eventually the number of the settlers increased and in 1914 Japanese priest Nakata Tokichi raised funds for a formal church with the parishioners helping in its construction. Tabira Church is distinctive in its three story central tower protruding from the front with an octagonal dome belfry. The building faces the Hirado Strait and has been designated as an important cultural asset by the Japanese government, as well as being part of UNESCO World Heritage associated with Hirado Villages and Hidden Christians.
    tabira-church-5.jpg
  • Tabira Church - The history of Tabira began with French missionary Emile Raguet who in 1886 purchased two acres of wilderness at his own expense and settled families there. The same year, Marc-Marie de Rotz bought more land and sent more families to live nearby. Eventually the number of the settlers increased and in 1914 Japanese priest Nakata Tokichi raised funds for a formal church with the parishioners helping in its construction. Tabira Church is distinctive in its three story central tower protruding from the front with an octagonal dome belfry. The building faces the Hirado Strait and has been designated as an important cultural asset by the Japanese government, as well as being part of UNESCO World Heritage associated with Hirado Villages and Hidden Christians.
    tabira-church-1.jpg
  • Mizunoura Church has a spectacular view of the sea.  Its congregation is made up of Goto Fuku Island Catholic farmers and fishermen.  The remains of Christians in the neighboring land tels the history of the Christian repression during the Tokugawa shogunate.  Mizunoura Church was established by Rev Salemon of the Paris Foreign Missionary in 1880. The church was designed and built by Tetsukawa Yosuke who participated in the construction of Catholic churches across the Goto Islands as a gifted carpenter his first encounter with European architecture. He went on to study architecture and joined the Architectural Institute of Japan. Although a Buddhist all his life he was sensitive to the sentiments of Catholics and responded to their expectations by designing beautiful churches across Kyushu. As Japan's premier church architect, Tetsukawa was decorated by the Japanese government.
    mizunoura-church-3.jpg
  • Mizunoura Church has a spectacular view of the sea.  Its congregation is made up of Goto Fuku Island Catholic farmers and fishermen.  The remains of Christians in the neighboring land tels the history of the Christian repression during the Tokugawa shogunate.  Mizunoura Church was established by Rev Salemon of the Paris Foreign Missionary in 1880. The church was designed and built by Tetsukawa Yosuke who participated in the construction of Catholic churches across the Goto Islands as a gifted carpenter his first encounter with European architecture. He went on to study architecture and joined the Architectural Institute of Japan. Although a Buddhist all his life he was sensitive to the sentiments of Catholics and responded to their expectations by designing beautiful churches across Kyushu. As Japan's premier church architect, Tetsukawa was decorated by the Japanese government.
    mizunoura-church-1.jpg
  • Mizunoura Church has a spectacular view of the sea.  Its congregation is made up of Goto Fuku Island Catholic farmers and fishermen.  The remains of Christians in the neighboring land tels the history of the Christian repression during the Tokugawa shogunate.  Mizunoura Church was established by Rev Salemon of the Paris Foreign Missionary in 1880. The church was designed and built by Tetsukawa Yosuke who participated in the construction of Catholic churches across the Goto Islands as a gifted carpenter his first encounter with European architecture. He went on to study architecture and joined the Architectural Institute of Japan. Although a Buddhist all his life he was sensitive to the sentiments of Catholics and responded to their expectations by designing beautiful churches across Kyushu. As Japan's premier church architect, Tetsukawa was decorated by the Japanese government.
    mizunoura-church-2.jpg
  • 75. Tabira Church 田平天主堂 - The history of Tabira began with French missionary Emile Raguet who in 1886 purchased two acres of wilderness at his own expense and arranged to settle Japanese christian families on his land. The same year, Marc-Marie de Rotz bought more land and sent more families to live nearby. Eventually the number of the settlers increased and in 1914 Japanese priest Nakata Tokichi raised funds for a formal church with the parishioners helping in its construction. Tabira Church is distinctive in its three story central tower protruding from the front with an octagonal dome belfry. The building faces the Hirado Strait and has been designated as an important cultural asset by the Japanese government.
    75.NAGASAKO-TABIRA-02.jpg
  • 75. Tabira Church 田平天主堂 - The history of Tabira began with French missionary Emile Raguet who in 1886 purchased two acres of wilderness at his own expense and arranged to settle Japanese christian families on his land. The same year, Marc-Marie de Rotz bought more land and sent more families to live nearby. Eventually the number of the settlers increased and in 1914 Japanese priest Nakata Tokichi raised funds for a formal church with the parishioners helping in its construction. Tabira Church is distinctive in its three story central tower protruding from the front with an octagonal dome belfry. The building faces the Hirado Strait and has been designated as an important cultural asset by the Japanese government.
    75.NAGASAKO-TABIRA-01.jpg
  • Enmyoji is temple No. 53 on the Shikoku pilgrimage. The temple has tile sculptures on the roofs of its buildings with Wheel of Dharma features prominently as a motif.  The first point of interest is the Nio guardians in the gatehouse with fierce eyes made of translucent yellow material that rather make them look like aliens.  Near the graves, there is a vaguely crucifix stone, carved with a figure who is said to be Mary, mother of Jesus. Christianity was forbidden in Japan from the 1600s, but there were many hidden Christians in Shikoku. The location of the temple has changed over the centuries. Between 668 and 749, Gyoki visited the area and built a temple around it. The temple he built was close to the sea where the temple's Okunoin is today. He called the temple Enmyo-ji.  Kukai designated the temple as number fifty-three. The local Kono clan, whose ancestors were pirates, were benefactors of the temple. The temple burned down on several occasions, and the site was often in ruins until the Suga, a powerful local family moved the temple to its current site in the early 1600s.
    temple-53-enmyoji-3.jpg
  • Enmyoji is temple No. 53 on the Shikoku pilgrimage. The temple has tile sculptures on the roofs of its buildings with Wheel of Dharma features prominently as a motif.  The first point of interest is the Nio guardians in the gatehouse with fierce eyes made of translucent yellow material that rather make them look like aliens.  Near the graves, there is a vaguely crucifix stone, carved with a figure who is said to be Mary, mother of Jesus. Christianity was forbidden in Japan from the 1600s, but there were many hidden Christians in Shikoku. The location of the temple has changed over the centuries. Between 668 and 749, Gyoki visited the area and built a temple around it. The temple he built was close to the sea where the temple's Okunoin is today. He called the temple Enmyo-ji.  Kukai designated the temple as number fifty-three. The local Kono clan, whose ancestors were pirates, were benefactors of the temple. The temple burned down on several occasions, and the site was often in ruins until the Suga, a powerful local family moved the temple to its current site in the early 1600s.
    temple-53-enmyoji-11.jpg
  • Enmyoji is temple No. 53 on the Shikoku pilgrimage. The temple has tile sculptures on the roofs of its buildings with Wheel of Dharma features prominently as a motif.  The first point of interest is the Nio guardians in the gatehouse with fierce eyes made of translucent yellow material that rather make them look like aliens.  Near the graves, there is a vaguely crucifix stone, carved with a figure who is said to be Mary, mother of Jesus. Christianity was forbidden in Japan from the 1600s, but there were many hidden Christians in Shikoku. The location of the temple has changed over the centuries. Between 668 and 749, Gyoki visited the area and built a temple around it. The temple he built was close to the sea where the temple's Okunoin is today. He called the temple Enmyo-ji.  Kukai designated the temple as number fifty-three. The local Kono clan, whose ancestors were pirates, were benefactors of the temple. The temple burned down on several occasions, and the site was often in ruins until the Suga, a powerful local family moved the temple to its current site in the early 1600s.
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  • Belltower and Gate at Enmyoji - temple No. 53 on the Shikoku pilgrimage. The temple has tile sculptures on the roofs of its buildings with Wheel of Dharma features prominently as a motif.  The first point of interest is the Nio guardians in the gatehouse with fierce eyes made of translucent yellow material that rather make them look like aliens.  Near the graves, there is a vaguely crucifix stone, carved with a figure who is said to be Mary, mother of Jesus. Christianity was forbidden in Japan from the 1600s, but there were many hidden Christians in Shikoku. The location of the temple has changed over the centuries. Between 668 and 749, Gyoki visited the area and built a temple around it. The temple he built was close to the sea where the temple's Okunoin is today. He called the temple Enmyo-ji.  Kukai designated the temple as number fifty-three. The local Kono clan, whose ancestors were pirates, were benefactors of the temple. The temple burned down on several occasions, and the site was often in ruins until the Suga, a powerful local family moved the temple to its current site in the early 1600s.
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  • Enmyoji is temple No. 53 on the Shikoku pilgrimage. The temple has tile sculptures on the roofs of its buildings with Wheel of Dharma features prominently as a motif.  The first point of interest is the Nio guardians in the gatehouse with fierce eyes made of translucent yellow material that rather make them look like aliens.  Near the graves, there is a vaguely crucifix stone, carved with a figure who is said to be Mary, mother of Jesus. Christianity was forbidden in Japan from the 1600s, but there were many hidden Christians in Shikoku. The location of the temple has changed over the centuries. Between 668 and 749, Gyoki visited the area and built a temple around it. The temple he built was close to the sea where the temple's Okunoin is today. He called the temple Enmyo-ji.  Kukai designated the temple as number fifty-three. The local Kono clan, whose ancestors were pirates, were benefactors of the temple. The temple burned down on several occasions, and the site was often in ruins until the Suga, a powerful local family moved the temple to its current site in the early 1600s.
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  • Belltower and Gate at Enmyoji - temple No. 53 on the Shikoku pilgrimage. The temple has tile sculptures on the roofs of its buildings with Wheel of Dharma features prominently as a motif.  The first point of interest is the Nio guardians in the gatehouse with fierce eyes made of translucent yellow material that rather make them look like aliens.  Near the graves, there is a vaguely crucifix stone, carved with a figure who is said to be Mary, mother of Jesus. Christianity was forbidden in Japan from the 1600s, but there were many hidden Christians in Shikoku. The location of the temple has changed over the centuries. Between 668 and 749, Gyoki visited the area and built a temple around it. The temple he built was close to the sea where the temple's Okunoin is today. He called the temple Enmyo-ji.  Kukai designated the temple as number fifty-three. The local Kono clan, whose ancestors were pirates, were benefactors of the temple. The temple burned down on several occasions, and the site was often in ruins until the Suga, a powerful local family moved the temple to its current site in the early 1600s.
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  • Belltower and Gate at Enmyoji - temple No. 53 on the Shikoku pilgrimage. The temple has tile sculptures on the roofs of its buildings with Wheel of Dharma features prominently as a motif.  The first point of interest is the Nio guardians in the gatehouse with fierce eyes made of translucent yellow material that rather make them look like aliens.  Near the graves, there is a vaguely crucifix stone, carved with a figure who is said to be Mary, mother of Jesus. Christianity was forbidden in Japan from the 1600s, but there were many hidden Christians in Shikoku. The location of the temple has changed over the centuries. Between 668 and 749, Gyoki visited the area and built a temple around it. The temple he built was close to the sea where the temple's Okunoin is today. He called the temple Enmyo-ji.  Kukai designated the temple as number fifty-three. The local Kono clan, whose ancestors were pirates, were benefactors of the temple. The temple burned down on several occasions, and the site was often in ruins until the Suga, a powerful local family moved the temple to its current site in the early 1600s.
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  • Incense at Enmyoji - temple No. 53 on the Shikoku pilgrimage. The temple has tile sculptures on the roofs of its buildings with Wheel of Dharma features prominently as a motif.  The first point of interest is the Nio guardians in the gatehouse with fierce eyes made of translucent yellow material that rather make them look like aliens.  Near the graves, there is a vaguely crucifix stone, carved with a figure who is said to be Mary, mother of Jesus. Christianity was forbidden in Japan from the 1600s, but there were many hidden Christians in Shikoku. The location of the temple has changed over the centuries. Between 668 and 749, Gyoki visited the area and built a temple around it. The temple he built was close to the sea where the temple's Okunoin is today. He called the temple Enmyo-ji.  Kukai designated the temple as number fifty-three. The local Kono clan, whose ancestors were pirates, were benefactors of the temple. The temple burned down on several occasions, and the site was often in ruins until the Suga, a powerful local family moved the temple to its current site in the early 1600s.
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  • Buddha's Footprint at Enmyoji -  temple No. 53 on the Shikoku pilgrimage. The temple has tile sculptures on the roofs of its buildings with Wheel of Dharma features prominently as a motif.  The first point of interest is the Nio guardians in the gatehouse with fierce eyes made of translucent yellow material that rather make them look like aliens.  Near the graves, there is a vaguely crucifix stone, carved with a figure who is said to be Mary, mother of Jesus. Christianity was forbidden in Japan from the 1600s, but there were many hidden Christians in Shikoku. The location of the temple has changed over the centuries. Between 668 and 749, Gyoki visited the area and built a temple around it. The temple he built was close to the sea where the temple's Okunoin is today. He called the temple Enmyo-ji.  Kukai designated the temple as number fifty-three. The local Kono clan, whose ancestors were pirates, were benefactors of the temple. The temple burned down on several occasions, and the site was often in ruins until the Suga, a powerful local family moved the temple to its current site in the early 1600s.
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  • Enmyoji is temple No. 53 on the Shikoku pilgrimage. The temple has tile sculptures on the roofs of its buildings with Wheel of Dharma features prominently as a motif.  The first point of interest is the Nio guardians in the gatehouse with fierce eyes made of translucent yellow material that rather make them look like aliens.  Near the graves, there is a vaguely crucifix stone, carved with a figure who is said to be Mary, mother of Jesus. Christianity was forbidden in Japan from the 1600s, but there were many hidden Christians in Shikoku. The location of the temple has changed over the centuries. Between 668 and 749, Gyoki visited the area and built a temple around it. The temple he built was close to the sea where the temple's Okunoin is today. He called the temple Enmyo-ji.  Kukai designated the temple as number fifty-three. The local Kono clan, whose ancestors were pirates, were benefactors of the temple. The temple burned down on several occasions, and the site was often in ruins until the Suga, a powerful local family moved the temple to its current site in the early 1600s.
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  • Incense at Enmyoji - temple No. 53 on the Shikoku pilgrimage. The temple has tile sculptures on the roofs of its buildings with Wheel of Dharma features prominently as a motif.  The first point of interest is the Nio guardians in the gatehouse with fierce eyes made of translucent yellow material that rather make them look like aliens.  Near the graves, there is a vaguely crucifix stone, carved with a figure who is said to be Mary, mother of Jesus. Christianity was forbidden in Japan from the 1600s, but there were many hidden Christians in Shikoku. The location of the temple has changed over the centuries. Between 668 and 749, Gyoki visited the area and built a temple around it. The temple he built was close to the sea where the temple's Okunoin is today. He called the temple Enmyo-ji.  Kukai designated the temple as number fifty-three. The local Kono clan, whose ancestors were pirates, were benefactors of the temple. The temple burned down on several occasions, and the site was often in ruins until the Suga, a powerful local family moved the temple to its current site in the early 1600s.
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  • Enmyoji is temple No. 53 on the Shikoku pilgrimage. The temple has tile sculptures on the roofs of its buildings with Wheel of Dharma features prominently as a motif.  The first point of interest is the Nio guardians in the gatehouse with fierce eyes made of translucent yellow material that rather make them look like aliens.  Near the graves, there is a vaguely crucifix stone, carved with a figure who is said to be Mary, mother of Jesus. Christianity was forbidden in Japan from the 1600s, but there were many hidden Christians in Shikoku. The location of the temple has changed over the centuries. Between 668 and 749, Gyoki visited the area and built a temple around it. The temple he built was close to the sea where the temple's Okunoin is today. He called the temple Enmyo-ji.  Kukai designated the temple as number fifty-three. The local Kono clan, whose ancestors were pirates, were benefactors of the temple. The temple burned down on several occasions, and the site was often in ruins until the Suga, a powerful local family moved the temple to its current site in the early 1600s.
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  • Enmyoji is temple No. 53 on the Shikoku pilgrimage. The temple has tile sculptures on the roofs of its buildings with Wheel of Dharma features prominently as a motif.  The first point of interest is the Nio guardians in the gatehouse with fierce eyes made of translucent yellow material that rather make them look like aliens.  Near the graves, there is a vaguely crucifix stone, carved with a figure who is said to be Mary, mother of Jesus. Christianity was forbidden in Japan from the 1600s, but there were many hidden Christians in Shikoku. The location of the temple has changed over the centuries. Between 668 and 749, Gyoki visited the area and built a temple around it. The temple he built was close to the sea where the temple's Okunoin is today. He called the temple Enmyo-ji.  Kukai designated the temple as number fifty-three. The local Kono clan, whose ancestors were pirates, were benefactors of the temple. The temple burned down on several occasions, and the site was often in ruins until the Suga, a powerful local family moved the temple to its current site in the early 1600s.
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  • Zuiho-in Garden of the Cross is raked into patterns to suggest a cross.  The founder of the temple, Otomo became a Christian before it was outlawed in Japan, and was renamed Francisco.  However, for hundreds of years the Christian background of this garden was hidden.  The Garden of the Cross is called this for the pattern that the stones make on the sand. The original idea of a cross was inspired the hidden beliefs of Otomo.
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