Japan World Heritage Tour

Japan's World Heritage Site "Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region" consists of 12 assets. <4> Sakitsu Village, Amakusa ~A village that continues to believe in the unique form of a fishing village~ During the ban on Christianity, hidden Christians continued to believe in an organized manner, and the village shared a unique faith with the indigenous religion, such as the pattern on the inside of the abalone and terracotta shells as the Virgin Mary. After the ban on Christianity was lifted, a church was built next to the Suwa Shrine in Tsukiji.