In this video, I will introduce the Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region (長崎と天草地方の潜伏キリシタン関連遺産) in Japan, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is unique in the sense that it conveys a testimony of the hidden Christians who secretly transmitted their faith during a time when Christianity was prohibited for more than two centuries, from the 17th to the 19th century.
I will share our itinerary when we visit here during Christmas 2022 and introduce a bit of the sites. I hope this video will inspire your interest to visit and help you plan your trip.
May the testimony of the hidden Christians speak to the world forever about love, about Christ.
“Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
John 16:32-33 ESV
00:00 Introduction of the Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
00:48 Historial background of the sites
03:23 Overview of our itinerary
04:58 Part 1: Kami-Goto (上五島) – Kashiragashima Church (頭ヶ島天主堂), Oso Church (大曾教会), Doinoura Church (土井ノ浦教会), Nakanoura Church (中ノ浦教会), Aosagaura Church (青砂ヶ浦教会)
06:27 Part 2: Fukue island (福江島) – Dozaki Church (堂崎天主堂), Kusuhara Church (楠原教会), Mizunoura Church (水ノ浦教会)
07:52 Part 3: Hisaka Island (久賀島) and Naru Island (奈留島) – Egami Church (江上天主堂), Former Gorin Church (旧五輪教会), Royanosako Martyrdom Memorial Cathedral (牢屋の窄殉教記念聖堂)
10:33 Part 4: Nagasaki city (長崎港) – Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum and Monument (日本二十六聖人記念館), Oura Cathedral (大浦天主堂)
13:37 Part 5: Amakusa region (天草) – Sakitsu Village (﨑津集落), Amakusa Shiro Museum (天草四郎ミュージアム)
14:49 Travel tips