Starting point of the 26 Martyrs (Kyoto)

History

In January 1597 the martyrs had part of their left ears cut in Kyoto before the march to Nagasaki. Exact location uncertain; commemorated by a marker near Ichijō Modoribashi.

Getting there

Central Kyoto. [Location uncertain]

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26_Martyrs_of_Japan

From the library

• Omata Rappo, 'How to Make Colored Japanese Counter-Reformation Saints' (JEMC 2017) — 1627 beatification and iconography of the 26 Martyrs

Coordinates 35.0045, 135.76 (approximate)