Kashiragashima Village

History

Remote island once used as a leprosy refuge, settled by Hidden Christians; stone church completed 1919 by Tetsukawa Yosuke. UNESCO component.

Getting there

Access controlled; reservation required via Kamigoto.

Sources

• https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1495/

From the library

• Downes, 'Kakure Kirishitan' (on Christal Whelan's film Otaiya) — Hidden Christians of the Goto Islands

Coordinates 33.017, 129.195 (approximate)