Oura Tenshudo Oura Cathedral
One of the constituent assets of the World Cultural Heritage Site “Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki and Amakusa Regions”
It was built in the Nagasaki settlement after the opening of the country at the end of the Edo period, and is known as the oldest existing church in Japan. It is a Gothic-style church with beautiful stained glass that faces Minami-Yamate Glover Street.
In March of the following year after its completion at the end of 1864, the Hidden Christians of Urakami visited and confessed their faith, making it the stage for a ``discovery of believers'' unprecedented in the history of world religions. This church was dedicated to the 3 Japanese saints who were martyred just before its construction, and the front of the cathedral faces Nishizaka, the site of the martyrdom.
Some of the stained glass inside the church is from when it was renovated in 1879, giving it a historic and majestic atmosphere. The church is made of brick, but the surface is painted white with stucco. It was designated as a national treasure in 1933, but was re-designated in 1953 after the damage caused by the atomic bomb was repaired.
In addition, it is one of the constituent assets of "Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki and Amakusa Region", which was registered as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site in 2018.
The adjacent former Luoten Seminary and former Nagasaki Archbishop's Palace are currently open as a Christian Museum. Materials related to Christianity in Nagasaki are on display, and you can see many historically important materials.
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Basic Information
Address | 850-0931 Minamiyamatecho, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture 5-3 |
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Phone | 095-823-2628 |
FAX | 095-827-5452 |
Opening hours | [Preview time] Regular hours: 8:30-18:00 (Reception and last admission until 17:30) Winter season (November 11st to the end of February) / 1:2 to 8:30 (Reception and last admission until 17:30) |
Prices | [Admission fee] Adults 1,000 yen, junior high and high school students 400 yen, elementary school students 300 yen (Persons with disabilities) 300 yen for adults, 200 yen for junior high and high school students, 150 yen for elementary school students *Group discount available (20 people or more) *The admission fee includes the admission fee for "Oura Cathedral Christian Museum." |
Transportation access | From Nagasaki Station, take the tram (bound for Sofukuji) for about 7 minutes, change at Shinchi Chinatown (bound for Ishibashi) for about 4 minutes, get off at Oura Cathedral and walk for about 5 minutes. 10 minutes by bus from the bus stop in front of Nagasaki Station South Exit, then 5 minutes on foot from the bus stop Glover Garden |
world Heritage | world Cultural Heritage |
World heritage provisional registration date | 39852 |
Cultural property | National treasure |
Link URL | National Treasure Oura Cathedral Google street view trip advisor Cultural property information for this facility |
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