Kusuhara Church

Wonderful Pilgrimage Location for Historic Goto Island Christians

This was another historic church on our Church Pilgrimage. Hidden Christians lived and survived nearby. Their stories of earnest devotion and answered prayers for protection through seven plus generat...

A fine brick association.

Original Text

The Kusuhara area is said to have been reclaimed by the first batch of open sea Christians who landed from Rokukata no Hama at the request of the Goto clan in 1797. It was a magnificent brick association. Unfortunately, Nagasaki Prefecture is under the epidemic prevention law and could not be put inside.

A fine brick church.

Original Text

A pretty good brick church. It is a quaint brick building along with Dozaki Church and Imochiura Church. It was built in 1912 after the Christian prohibition was lifted, and it is said that it has come to this day with a large-scale expansion and renovation in 1968. It's close to the Mizunoura Association and it's a short drive away. As of July 22021, there may be a corona wreck. I can't go inside. By the way, Maria here is colored, but it is modest only with the golden robe. After all, Maria likes less color.

Red bricks that are the same as those at the time of construction

Original Text

It is a magnificent red brick church. It is a cathedral that looks larger than the Catholic Dozaki Catholic Church, and the red brick cathedral built in 1912 is the second most historic cathedral in Goto after the Catholic Dozaki Catholic Church. Renovation work was carried out in 1971, but the red brick exterior is said to be the same as when it was built. I can't go inside as a measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection. Probably the atmosphere is not much different from that time, and it is a very wonderful church with light coming in from stained glass. Like the exterior, inside the cathedral ...

The door was closed.

Original Text

It was quiet, the door was tightened with chairs, and I had the impression that it seemed to be unlikely to open. It was dark from the outside and I couldn't see the inside.