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  • 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
  • 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-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
  • 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
  • 75.1 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.
    75.1.NAGASAKI.DOZAKI.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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-6.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-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-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-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
  • 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
  • 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-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-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-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-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-1.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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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