Egami Church Goto - In 1918 the descendants of Goto settlers cooperated to build the church under the direction of Tetsukawa Yosuke. Egami Village on

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Egami Church Goto - In 1918 the descendants of Goto settlers cooperated to build the church under the direction of Tetsukawa Yosuke. Egami Village on Naru Island is one of the components of the Hidden Christian legacy of migrants from the mainland who continued to practise their faith secretly during the ban on Christianity. Egami Church was built using indigenous techniques and materials and demonstrates the cultural continuity with regards to the period of the ban on Christianity. The Egami Church is considered as the best example in terms of design and structure among the wooden church buildings constructed in the Nagasaki region from the 19th century onwards.

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Size: 4160px × 6240px
Location: Hisaka Island, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan
Photo credit: © John Lander / Alamy / Afripics
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