Church Spots in Goto Islands Area

  • Aosagaura Church
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    4.5
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    Nagasaki Pref. Minamimatsuragunshinkamigotouchou Namagou 1241
    This cathedral is located in Namago, Shinkamigoto Town, Minami-matsuura County. The first church building was built around 1878, and the current third generation building was built in 1910. Designed by Yosuke Tetsukawa, known for helping with the construction of many churches in Nagasaki, believers are said to have made and carried the bricks from the coast. It has been designated a nationally important cultural property.

    赤いレンガでできた天主堂です。五島で多くの教会を建てられた鉄川与助さんによる竣工です。このレンガを運んだのは女性とのことで、大変だったと思います。形の整った天主堂だと感じました。レンガの色と上に設置されている十字架の調和がとれているように感じます。この日は12時の鐘と、12時3分の鐘の音を聞けました。

  • Mizunoura Church
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    Nagasaki Pref. Gotoushi Kishikumachikishiku 1644
    In the late Edo period, the Christians, who left the Omura Domain to live in hiding, ended up in places like Mizunoura and Himeshima. The history of Mizunoura Church began with five of these men and their wives and children. It was the one of the earliest Catholic churches to be built on the Goto islands, and the white wooden chapel is the largest, and most impressive.
  • Egami Church
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    Nagasaki Pref. Gotoushi Narumachiokushi 1131-2
    "A church located in Okushi, Naru-machi, Goto City. The church is included in the ""Egami Village on Naru Island UNESCO World Heritage listing, a part of the overarching ""Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region"" site. The church began operating in 1881; the current building was constructed in 1918 through the donation of funds gathered through dragnet fishing conducted by parishioners. Visitors who wish to view the church must make contact in advance."
  • Former Gorin Church
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    Nagasaki Pref. Gotoushi Warabichou 993-11
    "A church located on Hisaka Island in the Goto Islands in Warabi-cho, Goto City. The church is included in the ""Villages on Hisaka Island"" cultural property group, a part of the ""Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region"" World Heritage listing. The church was originally the Hamawaki Church, built in 1881, and was moved to this site in 1931. The church was almost demolished due to deterioration, but was saved thanks to the advice of a local Buddhist and today the structure is being preserved for future generations. Note that the area where the church is located cannot be reached directly by car. Visitors interested in viewing the church must make contact in advance."
  • Former Tainoura Church
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    Nagasaki Pref. Minamimatsuragunshinkamigotouchou Tainouragou 326
    This church is located in Tainourago, Shinkamigoto Town, Minamimatsuura County. Originally built in 1880 by Father Bourelle, it was rebuilt in 1903. During the war, the navy seized the building, and it was added to after the war, using bricks from the former Urakami Cathedral that was bombed. A new church was built in 1979.
  • Kusuhara Church
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    Nagasaki Pref. Gotoushi Kishikumachikusuhara
    A church located in Kusuhara, Kishiku-machi, Goto City. The church was designed by Yosuke Tetsukawa, known for his work on numerous churches in Nagasaki, and was completed in 1912. The brick church is designed in the Gothic style and is the second oldest church in lower Goto, the oldest being Dozaki Church.
  • Imochiura Church
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    Nagasaki Goto-shi Tamanouramachi Tamanoura 1243
  • Kashiragashima Tenshudo
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    Nagasaki Minamimatsuura-gun Shinkamigoto Cho Tomosumigo Kashiragashima 638
  • Dozaki Church
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    Nagasaki Goto-shi Okuuracho Dozaki 2019
  • Nakano Ura Church
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    Nagasaki Minamimatsuura-gun Shinkamigoto Cho Shukunourago 985

    ホームページが世に出始めた頃、上五島の観光PRでこの教会を撮影し投稿しました。満潮時に水面に映る教会として、40年前に自分で売り出した教会です。 右側の司祭館は峰神父様の設計で大曽教会の司祭館と同じになっています。

  • Hiyamizu Church
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    4.0
    24 Reviews
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    Nagasaki Minamimatsuura-gun Shinkamigotocho

    鉄川与助の初期作とのことで、リブウォールト天井は確かに低めですが、こぢんまりしていてかわいい教会堂です。

  • Fukue Catholic Church
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    4.0
    24 Reviews
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    Nagasaki Goto-shi Suehiromachi 3-6

    前の道を通ったのが夜で、輝くイルミネーションを見て思わず止まって中に入りました。 協会委をバックに、家内と一緒に写真を撮りました。

  • Kiri Church
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    Nagasaki Minamimatsuura-gun Shinkamigoto Cho Kirifurusatogo 357

    福江島や上五島を巡った五島の中でも印象的な海の風景でした。桐教会というより桐教会周辺の海がエメラルド色に透き通り神秘的でした。 奈良尾のマルゲリータに泊まりレンタカーで10分もかからない近くにあります。上五島をレンタカーで巡り桐教会には朝と夕方の二回訪れました。朝夕方どちらも穏やかで透き通った透明感のある海を見ることが出来ました。

  • Doi No Ura Church
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    4.0
    18 Reviews
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    Nagasaki Minamimatsuura-gun Shinkamigoto Cho Wakamatsugo 849-3

    土井ノ浦港から徒歩10分くらいのところにあります。朝に訪れたのですが、ステンドグラスがとてもきれいな教会でした。

  • Chuchi Church
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    4.5
    11 Reviews
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    Nagasaki Minamimatsuura-gun Shinkamigoto Cho Tsuwazakigo 1018

    新しいステンドグラスが綺麗で新約聖書の出来事が教会内のステンドグラスに表現されていました。内部は撮影禁止で心のフイルムに残すようにとのことです。 行きは十字架のある教会らしい建物ではないので気づかず通り過ぎてしまうと思います。津和崎灯台の帰りに周囲に気を配りながら見つけました。

  • Aokata Church
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    3.5
    13 Reviews
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    Nagasaki Minamimatsuura-gun Shinkamigoto Cho Aokatago 505-5

    1階は事務所のようになっていて、 聖堂は2階なので外にある階段を登ります。 駐車場へ案内板に従っていくと、 なぜか教会を一回りしてしまいます。 北側にある駐車場にとめました。

  • Maruo Church
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    9 Reviews
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    Nagasaki Minamimatsuura-gun Shinkamigoto Cho Maruogo 940

    県道218号線を津和崎方面に向かって 走っていると右手に見えてきます。 坂の上の教会の内に駐車できるスペースがあります。 青空に映える白い教会で、 十字のステンドグラスがきれいな教会です。 1972年建立。

  • Mate no Ura Church
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    3.5
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    Nagasaki Pref. Minamimatsuragunshinkamigotouchou Imazatogou 495-2

    住宅地の中にポツンとある協会で、わりと新しい協会でした。中を見ることもできましたがとてもきれいでした。協会から道路に降りたところからの海の景色がすばらしかったので、良いところに建っている協会だと思います。

  • Catholic Uragashira Church
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    Nagasaki Goto-shi Hirazocho 2716

    福江の市街地から北へ進むと、県道沿いの集落の高台にある。ノアの箱舟をデザインしたという真っ白でモダンな造り。

  • Naru Catholic Church
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    7 Reviews
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    Nagasaki Goto-shi Narumachi Ura 395

    この奈留教会から神父が巡回して、江上教会のミサが行われているとお話し伺い、奈留島と江上集落の厳しい事情を想像できました。

Nagasaki Areas

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This hidden corner of the country is rural Japan at its best, where underground activity is to thank for active volcanoes and bubbling natural hot springs along the Shimabara Peninsula as well as the crystal clear waters of the Goto Islands off the west coast. Less well known than Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park, Nagasaki commemorates its own past at the Nagasaki Peace Park, which sits alongside the charming Meganebashi stone bridge and a mix of religious buildings with beautiful architecture, such as the Zen Buddhist Sofukuji Temple, the Confucian Shrine, and the Oura Christian Church.

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