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Nothern Nagasaki Prefecture
Local materials were used in Kuroshima church’s construction
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Nothern Nagasaki Prefecture
Father Marmand gave his all to construct Kuroshima church. However, spiralling financial costs meant that construction had to be halted for a while.
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Nagasaki
After arriving in Sotome, Father de Rotz came up with a new way of building walls. These walls have become known as “doro kabe” (“de Rotz walls”) and were made using stones from the local area. They have the air of southern Europe.
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Nagasaki
n Sotome today, there still remain "Hidden Christians" (known in Japanese as Kakure Kirishitan) whose ancestors chose not to rejoin the Catholic Church once the ban on Christianity had been lifted.
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Nagasaki
When Father de Rotz was appointed to Sotome, he was shocked by how poor its inhabitants were. He gave the whole of the fortune which he acquired through inheriting his parent's house to Sotome.
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Nagasaki
Father de Rotz, together with the local people, grew wheat which was used to make a variety of produce
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Nagasaki
The old organ on the 2nd floor of Former Shitsu Aid centre was sent away for from France by Father de Rotz. Nowadays, Shitsu's nuns sometimes play the organ for visitors.
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Nagasaki
Ono church is a peripatetic church of Shitsu church. Both churches were built by Father de Rotz. Nowadays there is only one mass a year at Ono church, which is held in commemoration
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Nagasaki
Ono church’s structure resembles that of an ordinary house. Other notable architectural features include its "de Rotz walls" and its brick window frames, as well as the windbreak in front of the entrance.
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Goto Islands
Children whose parents could not afford to raise them were cared for and brought up by women living on Goto. Today, the institution which was formed continues to retain its original ideals.
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Shimabara/Amakusa
During the Warring States period, feudal lords in Japan were competing against one another and were therefore eager to attract Portuguese trade. This provided an opportunity for Christianity to be spread within their domains.
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Shimabara/Amakusa
Ceramics from places like China and Southeast Asia have been excavated from the remains of Hinoe castle. These items help to show how much the Arima clan prospered from trade.
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Shimabara/Amakusa
Love is central in Christianity. Within the Arima domain, the missionaries’ emphasis on this core aspect of the Christian Gospel made a profound impression on people
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Shimabara/Amakusa
The gold-leaf roof tiles which have been discovered in the ruins of Hinoe castle suggest that the Arima clan was deeply connected with the centre of political power
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Shimabara/Amakusa
Towards the end of the 16th century, four Japanese boys (who had been equipped with a good education) began a trip to Europe. They were deeply moved by their experiences.
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Shimabara/Amakusa
The Jesuits put a lot of effort into training young men who could engage in missionary work. One after another, young boys were educated in subjects such as fine arts, music, Japanese and Latin.
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Shimabara/Amakusa
If you wish for peaceful coexistence, many barriers must first be overcome.
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Shimabara/Amakusa
Through the ruins of Hara castle, we can witness the early days of the stone wall fortification technique which was in fashion around the time of Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Castle construction was in a period of transition between medieval and early modern times.
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Shimabara/Amakusa
Many Christians fought in the Amakusa-Shimabara rebellion. At Hara castle, an estimated 27,000 men, women and children lost their lives.
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Shimabara/Amakusa
The Arima clan, which had governed the Shimabara peninsular for generations, left and moved to another domain.
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Shimabara/Amakusa
A great number of Christian artefacts have been uncovered during archaeological excavations at Hara castle.
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Shimabara/Amakusa
Hara was destroyed out of fear that the dead might rise. People from a different religion later came here to mourn the dead.
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Shimabara/Amakusa
Many Christians were tortured and killed at Unzen, a place of numerous burning hot springs
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Shimabara/Amakusa
Although Hara castle was completely destroyed by the army of the shogunate, the area subsequently underwent a revival.
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Shimabara/Amakusa
After the Amakusa-Shimabara rebellion, there was group migration into Arima, with many people coming and settling there.
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Shimabara/Amakusa
An early Japanese Christian tombstone which looks like a semi-cylindrical column that has been laid down. An epitaph has been engraved using the Roman alphabet, with the Christian era date and the name of the Japanese era written alongside one another.
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Shimabara/Amakusa
Christian burial methods sometimes help to manifest beliefs which lie at the very heart of the Christian faith
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Shimabara/Amakusa
An unusual museum which tells of the history of the Christian faith in Sakitsu
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Shimabara/Amakusa
A place where people tilled the land so that children could live, and where people prayed
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Shimabara/Amakusa
The watercress which grows by Imatomi river is good for making both goma-ae and tempura
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Shimabara/Amakusa
大江教会の装飾品には作った人のぬくもりが感じられる。祭壇に飾られた聖画もそのひとつだ。
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Shimabara/Amakusa
天草の信徒のためにすべてを捧げたガルニエ神父は、天草弁で気さくに話しかける人間味あふれる神父だった。
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Shimabara/Amakusa
「五足の靴」の旅の目的は、キリシタンゆかりの地・天草で親しまれているガルニエ神父をたずねることだった。
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Shimabara/Amakusa
天草四郎が率いた一揆軍の象徴ともいえる陣中旗。
血痕や刀、槍の跡に戦いの歴史が垣間見える。
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Nagasaki
禁教期に外海地方で伝道した金鍔次兵衛神父は、あるときは武士に変装し、金鍔の刀を差していた。
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Nagasaki
椿が長崎や五島のキリシタンゆかりの木として大切にされる所以は、バスチャンの伝説にあった。
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Nagasaki
教会や救助院をつくったド・ロ神父は、農業にも力を注ぎ、女性たちに土づくりから指導した。
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Goto Islands
五島市奥浦地区は、貧しい子を救済した子部屋と、
その事業母体となった女部屋発祥の地でもある。
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Goto Islands
列福運動も起こっている五島出身の中村長八神父
ブラジルでは「生ける聖人」と呼ばれた移民者の恩人
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Nothern Nagasaki Prefecture
黒島は天国のほうが人口密度が高い!?
十字架が密集するカトリック共同墓地
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Nagasaki
外海の潜伏キリシタンが、神様に見立てて拝んだ像は「イナッショ様」というユニークな名前で呼ばれた
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Nagasaki
一時は耕作放棄地となっていた「ド・ロさま畑」。今は息を吹き返し、賑やかな交流の場となっている
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Shimabara/Amakusa
天正遣欧少年使節としてローマに渡り、大歓迎を受けて帰ってきた4人を待ち受けていたのは辛い現実であった
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Shimabara/Amakusa
天正遣欧少年使節に随行したメンバーの中にドラードという15歳の混血児がいた。彼の使命は・・・
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Shimabara/Amakusa
天正遣欧少年使節の4人のうち、ただ1人棄教した千々石ミゲルの墓が発見された!?
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Shimabara/Amakusa
数奇な運命をたどったジュリアンの最期は、拷問の中でも最も苦しいとされる穴吊りの刑であった
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Nagasaki
17世紀に日本人絵師によって描かれた聖画「雪のサンタマリア」。映画「沈黙〜サイレンス〜」にも登場
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Nagasaki
外海の潜伏キリシタンが大切にしたというバスチャンの日繰り。一体、何が書かれているのか?
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Nagasaki
明治初期、カトリックに復帰したばかりの信徒のために暦を印刷したのは、のちに外海に赴任したド・ロ神父だった
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Shimabara/Amakusa
グーテンベルク印刷機を使って印刷された「天草本(ルビ:あまくさぼん)」。ローマ字書きの「伊曽保物語(イソップ物語)」なども出版された
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Center of Nagasaki Prefecture/Western Nagasaki Prefecture
日本初のキリシタン大名として知られる大村純忠。戦に明け暮れる中で、キリスト教に心動かされていった!?