Sotome no Shitsushuraku Shitsu village in Sotome

A village in the Sotome region on the west coast of the Nishisonogi Peninsula

During the period when Christianity was prohibited, a small group of Hidden Christian believers worked together to secretly pass on sacred paintings, doctrinal books, church calendars, and other information, and continued their faith on their own. After the ban on Christianity was lifted, the religion was divided into those who gradually returned to Catholicism and those who continued with the form of faith that had existed during the ban (hidden Christians).

In 1882, Father de Rotz built Shitsu Church on a hill overlooking the village. This symbolizes the end of "hiddenness" in the Shitsu village.

[Church in the village] Shitsu Church

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Busan Area: Sotome/Kinkai area (World Heritage churches, sunset, etc.)

Categories: world Heritage

travel theme: Touring world heritage sites

Basic Information

Address	Nishishidetsu Town, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Transportation access	[Direct bus] From the Nagasaki Station bus stop, take the bus (No. 100) bound for Itanoura for about 1 hour and 5 minutes, get off at the Shitsu bus stop, and then walk for about 2 minutes. [Bus transfer] From the Nagasaki Station bus stop, take the bus (No. 100) bound for Sakuranosato Terminal. Take the Itanoura connecting bus for about 43 minutes, transfer to Sakuranosato Terminal, take the Itanoura bound bus for about 22 minutes, get off at the Shitsu bus stop, and walk for about 2 minutes.

Address

Nishishidetsu Town, Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture

Transportation access

[Direct bus]
From the Nagasaki Station bus stop, take the bus (No. 100) bound for Itanoura for about 1 hour and 5 minutes, get off at the Shitsu bus stop, and then walk for about 2 minutes.

[Bus transfer]
From the Nagasaki Station bus stop, take the bus (No. 100) bound for Sakuranosato Terminal. Take the Itanoura connecting bus for about 43 minutes, transfer to Sakuranosato Terminal, take the Itanoura bound bus for about 22 minutes, get off at the Shitsu bus stop, and walk for about 2 minutes.

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