The 10 Best Sacred & Religious Sites in Nagasaki, Kyushu-Okinawa

May 7, 2022 Leida Jutras

Nagasaki (長崎市, Nagasaki-shi, Japanese: [naɡaꜜsaki]) ( listen (help·info)) is the capital and the largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan. The city's name, 長崎, means "Long Cape" in Japanese. Nagasaki became a centre of colonial Portuguese and Dutch influence in the 16th through 19th centuries, and Churches and Christian Sites in Nagasaki have been proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Part of Nagasaki was home to a major Imperial Japanese Navy base during the First Sino-Japanese War and Russo-Japanese War.
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1. Shofukuji Temple

3-77 Tamazonomachi, Nagasaki 850-0053 Nagasaki Prefecture http://www.at-nagasaki.jp/spot/121/
Excellent
41%
Good
46%
Satisfactory
11%
Poor
2%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 46 reviews

Shofukuji Temple

2. Kurosaki Church

26 Kamikurosakimachi, Nagasaki 851-2324 Nagasaki Prefecture +81 959-25-0007 https://www.at-nagasaki.jp/spot/1096/
Excellent
50%
Good
27%
Satisfactory
20%
Poor
0%
Terrible
3%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 44 reviews

Kurosaki Church

3. Shiroyama Catholic Church

6-5 Wakakusamachi, Nagasaki 852-8023 Nagasaki Prefecture +81 95-844-9208 http://www1.odn.ne.jp/tomas/siroyama.htm
Excellent
60%
Good
40%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 5 reviews

Shiroyama Catholic Church

4. Hongouchi Lourdes

2-2-1 Hongouchi, Nagasaki 850-0012 Nagasaki Prefecture https://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/philippines/catholic/spot_nagasaki3.html
Excellent
43%
Good
43%
Satisfactory
14%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 7 reviews

Hongouchi Lourdes

5. Catholic Church Hongouchi

2-2-1 Hongouchi, Nagasaki 850-0012 Nagasaki Prefecture +81 95-824-2079 https://www.facebook.com/hikosannoseibo/timeline
Excellent
50%
Good
50%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 6 reviews

Catholic Church Hongouchi

6. Karematsu Shrine

Shimokurosakimachi, Nagasaki 851-2326 Nagasaki Prefecture
Excellent
70%
Good
30%
Satisfactory
0%
Poor
0%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 10 reviews

Karematsu Shrine

7. Sofukuji Temple

7-5 Kajiyamachi, Nagasaki 850-0831 Nagasaki Prefecture +81 95-823-2645 http://www.at-nagasaki.jp/spot/96/
Excellent
28%
Good
49%
Satisfactory
21%
Poor
2%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 154 reviews

Sofukuji Temple

Built in 1629 for the city’s Chinese population, this famous Ming-style temple is the oldest building in Nagasaki.

8. Oura Catholic Church

5-3 Minami-yamatemachi, Nagasaki 850-0931 Nagasaki Prefecture +81 95-823-2628 http://nagasaki-oura-church.jp/
Excellent
26%
Good
40%
Satisfactory
28%
Poor
5%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 985 reviews

Oura Catholic Church

The oldest wooden Gothic church in Japan was built for the exclusive use of foreign residents.

Reviewed By satokot2018

Newly remodeled recently, and they have a museum/exhibit building right next to the church where you can learn so much about the history of the hidden christian in Nagasaki. The admission fee is reasonable for all the information they offer.

9. Urakami Cathedral

Nagasaki Nagasaki Prefecture +81 95-844-1777 http://www1.odn.ne.jp/uracathe/
Excellent
25%
Good
50%
Satisfactory
22%
Poor
2%
Terrible
1%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 396 reviews

Urakami Cathedral

Reviewed By tomizuta1953 - Funabashi, Japan

It’s about a ten minutes’ walk from the Peace Park to Urakami Catholic Church. The history of the church can be traced back to 1879, six years after the ban on Christianity was lifted when the first church was built. It moved to the current site a year later, construction started and the cathedral was completed in 1914. The cathedral was completely destroyed by the atomic bombing. The current cathedral was rebuilt in 1959 after a long debate on whether to preserve the ruins or not. The description on the board tells us “The A-bombed wooden statue of Virgin Mary was miraculously found among the rubble and now lays to rest in a small chapel next to the cathedral”. I may be mistaken but I believe we observed the statue on our left side after entering the cathedral. We also visited the collapsed bell tower that tumbled down to the bottom of the hill on which the cathedral stands and has been preserved to this day.

10. One-legged Torii

2-6-56 Sakamoto, Nagasaki 852-8102 Nagasaki Prefecture +81 95-826-9407 http://www.nagasaki-tabinet.com/guide/117/
Excellent
30%
Good
50%
Satisfactory
18%
Poor
2%
Terrible
0%
Overall Ratings

4.0 based on 115 reviews

One-legged Torii

Torii are gates or arches of stone that traditionally form the entrance to Japanese temples. This one in Nagasaki stands on only one vertical pillar or leg because the other was blown away by atomic blast that destroyed most of the city in 1945. The torii is an easy walk from the Hypocenter Park.

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