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Karematsujinja Karematsu Shrine

One of only three Christian shrines in Japan that enshrines foreign missionaries.

Located on the hill to the south of Kurosaki Church, this is one of only three Christian shrines in Japan that is dedicated to Father San Jiwan, the teacher of the Japanese Christian evangelist Bastian. It is considered a ``sacred place for hidden Christians'' and is called ``Karematsu-san.'' During his time in hiding, the priest hid in a rocky house on Mt. Karematsu, and his corpse was buried where the shrine is now built. There are Christian graves with stone slabs placed face down around the shrine.

In front of the shrine is a large rock named ``Prayer Rock''. When the ban on Christianity was issued in 1641, crackdowns on Christians became even more severe, but the Hidden Christians continued to hold on to their faith and held the "Sorrow Festival" (Friday Festival) just once a year before Easter. ), they secretly gathered at the rock of prayer and braved the cold to chant and pass down the Orasho, the words of Christian prayer.

After the Meiji period began, believers built a shrine over the grave of the priest and offered prayers to him as an object of faith. Catholics and their descendants at the time were forced to pretend to be Buddhists and Shintoists, so they camouflaged them as shrines.

Since 2000, the Karematsu Shrine Festival has been held to console the spirits of San Jiwan and the ancestors who continued to protect their faith, and Orasho dedications are held.

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Address Karematsugashira, Shimokurosaki-cho, Nagasaki-shi, Nagasaki 851-2326
Phone 095-829-1193(Nagasaki City Cultural Properties Division)
FAX 095-829-1219
Transportation access Take the Nagasaki bus and get off at "Kurosaki Church-mae", then walk for about 20 minutes
Cultural property City designated historic site
Link URL Nagasaki City official website
Website for Christian-related historical and cultural heritage sites in the Nagasaki and Amakusa regions
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