Christian Japan

Hidden for centuries. Open to pilgrims today.

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Nozaki Island village ruins

Goto & islandsHidden Christians (1614–1865)UNESCOverified

History

Former Hidden Christian settlement, now uninhabited; former Nokubi Church (1908). UNESCO component.

Getting there

Ferry from Ojika; advance notice required.

Sources

From the library

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

Coordinates 33.188, 129.13 (approximate)