⛩️ Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
UNESCO World Heritage Site encompassing twelve components across Nagasaki and Kumamoto prefectures
📋 Fast Facts
- Inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2018
- Comprises twelve components: ten villages, Hara Castle ruins, and Ōura Cathedral
- Located in Nagasaki and Kumamoto prefectures, Kyushu Island, Japan
- Documents the resilience of Christian communities who practiced in secret during the Edo period (1603–1867) ban on Christianity
The Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region represent a distinctive chapter in global religious history—the preservation and ...