Urakami Cathedral

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This Cathedral of the Catholic Church is located to the north of Nagasaki City. Its story began in the Edo period, with the ban on Christianity and the persecution of believers who lived in Urakami. The cathedral was built during the Meiji and Taisho periods. It was, however, later destroyed by the atomic bomb, leaving only a single wall standing, and the present building is a reconstruction of the original cathedral, built in 1959. It is located 5 minutes' walk from the Heiwa Koen (Peace Park) tram stop.

Spot details

Address: Nagasaki Pref. Nagasakishi Motomachi 1-79 Map
Area: Nagasaki Area
Phone: 0958441777
Hours: Main Sunday Mass [Saturday] 19:00
[Sunday] 6:00, 7:30, 9:30, 18:30
Closed: open everyday

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

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Review

Quite interesting cathedral

Reviewed : 2021.01.20

This was my first time to Nagasaki. This cathedral in positioned on a hill, so you can get a bit of a view of the surrounding area. Not many places like this in Asia.
Bombed Center of (Former) Hidden Christians

Reviewed : 2019.12.24

Only 500 yards from ground zero, this church was almost obliterated by the bomb in 1945. Only a corner was left standing, which was moved to the Ground Zero Park. Rebuilt now, its something of a...
NOT AS IMPRESSIVE AS THE ONE GONE

Reviewed : 2019.11.22

To see the façade of the cathedral destroyed by the bomb, it is at the museum and an effect that will live me; I had no need to enter this building.