Touching Traditions and History

Miiraku Church

A church with beautiful stained glass

Goto Island church tour～Naru Island・Hisaka Island～

“The Hidden History of Christianity in The Nagasaki Region” — World Heritage Day Guided Tour

Narushima Island World Heritage Guidance Center

Learn about World Heritage from valuable materials

Handomari Church

A church constructed beside a cove in the Handomari area.

Fukue Church

The closest church to Fukue Port

Fuchinomoto Catholic Graveyard

A Catholic graveyard facing the East China Sea

Miiraku Church Catholic Museum

See displays of materials relating to early Japanese Christians

Egami Church

Registered as UNESCO World Heritage as part of “Egami Village on Naru Island”. Important cultural property of Japan.

Imochiura Church and Lourdes Grotto

The first Lourdes grotto in Japan, built with stones gathered by appealing to the local believers.

Former Gorin Church

An important building from early Meiji era, registered as Important National Heritage.

Dozaki Church

Goto’s symbolic church, designated significant cultural property by Nagasaki Prefecture

Omonde (nationally selected intangible folk cultural properties)

A Buddhist prayer dance passed down on Sagano Island

Villages on Hisaka Island / Villages dans l’île de Hisaka

Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region / Les Sites chrétiens cachés de la région de Nagasaki

Kaizu Shishi Koma Mai Dance (prefecturally designated intangible folk cultural properties)

A shishi (lion) dance passed down in Kaizu in Miiraku

Daihogo no Zunauchi (sand throwing) (nationally selected intangible folk cultural properties)

This festival prays for sound health, an abundant harvest, and a good catch

Mizunoura Church

A lilywhite wooden church, masterful blend of Romanesque, Gothic and Japanese architecture.

Furusatokan Pavilion in the Samurai Quarter

A tourist base located on the Street of the Samurai Quarter

The Former Goto Lord's Residence and Garden

A nationally designated tourist attraction; the construction of this hidden palace of the Goto Family took almost 2 years to complete.

Egami Village on Naru Island(Egami Church and its Surroundings) / Village d’Egami dans l’île de Naru (Église d’Egami et ses environs)

Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region / Les Sites chrétiens cachés de la région de Nagasaki

Hexagonal Well

An unusual six-sided well

Daihoji Temple

A temple nicknamed "Western Japan's mount Koya" since the famous buddhist monk Kukai stayed here on his way back from China.

Fukue Castle (Ishida Castle)

The only castle in Japan which directly faced the sea.