Ono Catholic Church

The church was designed and constructed by Father de Rotz in 1893 for twenty six families.

This church is in the Ohno area in Nagasaki City. The Ohno area is one of the twelve components of the World Heritage designation “Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region”, that provide testimon...

Church with A View

This church, which is mostly made of wood and dorokabe (mud walls) with a spectacular view of the sea of sumo-nada. According to our guide, on clear days, Goto-island can be clearly seen from the va...

Small historical gem

If you are visiting hidden Christian sites around this area, you do not want to miss this small church. It doesn't take very long to look around, but am ocean view from surrounding area is so beautifu...

Best of the bunch

I passed by church after church on my way through Nagasaki, but this was by far my favourite. It is an old, stone church, in the architectural style you would see in France. I believe the French pries...

Silent History off the beatedn track.

This out of the way church you will need a guide and driver to help you find. Found in the mountain. It was built for the once "hidden Christians" who were so far in the mountains that it was very...