Sakitsu Church

For a better understanding of the history Christianity in Japan

Had always wanted to visit the UNESCO churches in Nagasaki but with the 3-year travel ban, this had become a really long wait. Though it would have been nicer to visit Amakusa in other months of the y...

A symbol of Christianity in Sakitsu

We went to this place as part of the Amakusa Gurutto sightseeing bus. It has a very nice architecture. Unfortunately, the back part of the church is wooden because of lack of funds. I hope more people...

Best Way to Travel Sakitsu Amakusa

It is a symbol of faith, Hidden Christian sites in Sakitsu village backed for World Heritage status in 2018. The local tourist bus company started half day Local Tour course to attract visitors. C...

A very nice trip to the Amakusa archipelago

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A small church in the middle of the island, a fishermen village in this island where 10% of the population is Catholic.Application to cross beautiful landscapes and very beautiful rices(april month has left ...

Feel history!

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﨑 Tsu is a fishing village located in the southern part of shimoshima Island in the Amakusa Islands, and because the land is narrow, toya (※) develops between the kake (workplace) with pillars on the sea and the dense private houses. Along with the neighboring imatomi village, it was designated as a national important cultural landscape as ｢ Amakusa City 﨑 Tsu imatomi's cultural landscape ｣ in 2012, and the 'Amakusa 﨑 Tsu village' is a world heritage site. During the Sengoku period (period of Warring States), the Lord Amakusa allowed missionary work in 1566 and built a church. After that, Christian daimyo Yukinaga Konishi was appointed to Higo Nanbu ...