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Site of a temporary church (in Shitsu Village)

Site of the house where a sacred icon of Saint Michael was stored by Hidden Christians

Site of the residence of a leader of Hidden Christians (site of a temporary church) / Site of the First Kashiragashima Church

Hidden Christian graveyard (Doyama Ruins)

Hidden Christian graveyard (remains of Funamori Village)

Site of a residence of a leader of Hidden Christianity (remains of Funamori Village)

Site of a residence of a leader of Hidden Christianity (the original Nokubi Church)

Site of a residence of a leader of Hidden Christians (Former Nokubi Church)

Site of the residence of Okinokojima Shrine priests

Site of the first Sakitsu Church

Sakitsu church

A church built in a small fishing village on Shimoshima island in Amakusa (which is part of Kumamoto prefecture).

Sakitsusuwa shrine

A shrine built in a small fishing village on Shimoshima island in Amakusa (which is part of Kumamoto prefecture).

Kashiragashima Church

Kashiragashima is an island located east of the island of Nakadorijima, in the north of the Goto archipelago. The church itself is found in the village of Shirahama.

Located on the southern tip of Nozaki island, Funamori village consists of the remains of houses, disused farmland, a cemetery, the remains of an old wooden church (which was known as Setowaki Church) and an old trail.

Remains of Nokubi village

Nokubi village was located in the centre of Nozaki island, and today the remains of former houses and traces of disused farmland can still be seen there, as well as Former Nokubi church. A trail which the village’s inhabitants made is also visible.

Former Nokubi Church

Designed and constructed by Tetsukawa Yosuke. Finished in 1908.

Site of Hara Castle

Located in Nagasaki prefecture in the southern part of the Shimabara peninsula.

Egami church

A wooden church with a multi-layered roof, designed by Tetsukawa Yosuke and completed in 1918. It has three aisles and a rib vault ceiling. The nave walls are arcade and mock triforium.

Former Gorin Church

Former Gorin church is located on Hisaka island in the Goto islands. The island is shaped like a horse’s hoof.

Ono church

Built for 26 Christian households living in the vicinity of Ono, as a peripatetic church of Shitsu church.

Former House of Archbishop

In 1915, the original presbytery (from before Oura Cathedral’s construction) was rebuilt.

Former Latin Seminary

Although it is popularly known as the Former Latin Seminary, the school’s official name is actually Nagasaki Catholic Divinity School. It was established by Father Petitjean in 1875 (soon after the ban on Christianity in Japan was lifted) in order to train theology students and Japanese priests. It functioned simultaneously as both a divinity school and a lodging house.

Oura Cathedral

Oura Cathedral is dedicated to the 26 martyrs of Japan, and was also the stage for an event which became known as the “Discovery of Christians”.

Former Shitsu Aid Centre

Former Shitsu Aid Centre opened in 2013 after 5 years of conservation and repair work.

The sardine net workshop of Former Shitsu Aid Centre (Father de Rotz Memorial Hall)

In 1885, this building was constructed opposite the Former Shitsu Aid centre. It is a wooden-framed, one-storey building made of brick.

Shitsu church

In September 1865, following the Discovery of the Hidden Christians at Nagasaki’s Oura Cathedral in March of the same year, Father Petitjean (the priest to whom they had confessed their faith) visited Sotome and successfully made contact with Hidden Christians living there.