Catholic Yamatokoriyama Church

History of Christians in Japan

Original Text

It is recorded that Christians who were chased and brought from Nagasaki during the Meiji era endured hardships in this area.

Christian persecution after the Meiji Restoration

Original Text

There is a Christian martyrdom monument on the premises. It is a monument commemorating those Christians in Nagasaki who were captured as pagans in 1870 after the Meiji Restoration and were forced to send to Yamato Koriyama. When I visited, there was also an exhibit inside the church, and I was able to read a detailed explanation of the incident.

in the residential area.

Original Text

It is a Catholic church that suddenly appears in a residential area of Yamato Koriyama. It feels like a cross is built on the roof of an ordinary house.

It's a small church.

Original Text

It is said to be a Christian church. If you look a little far away, you will see that it is a church with a narrow tower with a red pointed roof, but if you can't see this, you may pass by like an ordinary Western-style house. Looking at the exterior away, it looks like a foreigner's house in Kobe.

There is a Christian martyrdom monument on the grounds of this church.

Original Text

It is located south of Koriyama Castle. It is located in Sotobori. There is a memorial monument on the grounds of this church. It is a monument to the martyrdom of Urakami Christians. It seems that it occurred at the end of the Edo period.