Christian Japan

Hidden for centuries. Open to pilgrims today.

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Juan Goto Memorial Hall (Mizusawa)

TohokuChristian Century (1549–1614)partly verified

History

Memorial to Christian samurai Juan Goto (c.1577–c.1638), lord of Fukuwara under Date Masamune, builder of the Juan-zeki canal.

Getting there

Car from Mizusawa. [Coordinates approximate]

Sources

From the library

  • Morris, 'The Kirishitan Century in Tohoku' (Fukushima KOSEN bulletin 58, 2017) — Tohoku Christianity; snippet only read
  • Archive: Juan Goto and Crypto-Christians (Eishiro Ito page summary) — Juan Goto, Fukuwara, Juan-zeki

Coordinates 39.13, 141.1 (approximate)