Okinoshima/Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki

[  Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associates sites in the Murakata Region  ]

Q. Is it possible for tourists to enter (land ) Okinoshima? 
A. Okinoshima is off limits to the public, but has a mysterious and fascinating history of its own.

Q. What does Shinpokan Museum have for exhibition?
A.  It contains some 80,000 artifacts and antiquities.

Q. What is the monument shaped like a keyhole exactly
A. It is a tomb built in the 6th and 7th centuries, which house the remains of notable figures within the Munakata clan.

Q. (Which region) is the most easily accessible to these shrines?

Q. What is the Shinpokan Museum like?

Q. What's the name of the shrine on the main Island in Munakata?

Q. How many shrines are there in the Munakata region?

Q. Please tell us about the second Munakata shrine.

Q. What kind of archaeological artifacts (were) found around the shrines?

Q. Which day have 200 men been allowed to visit the island every year?


[Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region]

Q. When did Christianity first arrive in Japan?

Q. What can we find at Nagasaki and Amakusa areas?

Q. In which century was Christianity spread to Nagasaki and the island of Amakusa?

Q. What's the name of the most notable church in Nagasaki?

Q. What happened in the town of Shimabara?

Q. What is Mt.Unzen like?

Q. I’d like to learn more about the history of the hidden Christian where should I go?

Q. Please tell us about Dejima Island.