[Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture] Study tour “Focusing on Hidden Christian-related heritage sites in Hirado and Ikitsuki” to be held on December 7, 2024 Image
URL: Nomura Kogeisha Co., Ltd. Facility Management Business Press release: October 21, 2024 [Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture] Study tour “Focusing on Hidden Christian-related heritage sites in Hirado and Ikitsuki” will be held on December 7, 2024 Participation starts from October 21, 2024!
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Christian-related heritage sites in Ikitsuki, Hirado” Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024 Course: Tahira Cathedral, Hirado Xavier Memorial Church, Nakaenoshima, Ikitsuki Town Museum Island Hall, etc. Participation fee: 11,000 yen per person (tax included) Includes bus fare, lunch, and admission fee to the tour site *Transportation expenses to the meeting place and shopping expenses other than lunch are to be borne by each person Lecturer: Mr. Shigeo Nakazono (Director of Ikitsuki Town Museum/Island Hall) Sponsored by: Nagasaki Bus Kanko Co., Ltd. Trip planning and implementation: Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture Minimum number of participants: 15 people Application for participation: Nagasaki Bus Kanko Co., Ltd. (Reception starts on Monday, October 21, 2024) [Telephone] 095-856-5709 [Internet] https://nbtour.net/ *Please contact Nagasaki Bus Kanko Co., Ltd. for inquiries regarding travel, including handling of personal
information, cancellation fees, etc., and applications for
participation. [Tour flyer download]
http://www.nmhc.jp/download/2024/1207_studytour.pdf ■Tour itinerary Meeting place: Nagasaki station west exit charter bus parking lot (in front of Dejima Messe) 8:30 Depart from Nagasaki Station West Exit (in front of Dejima Messe) (Dejima BP/Omura Bay PA (rest)/Sasa IC) 10:35 [Visit] Tabira Cathedral 11:20 [Visit] Hirado Xavier Memorial Church 11:50 [Lunch] Ikesu Izokuya Otokukuri (Hirado City) 12:50 [Visit] Kasuga village (Katarina) [Train window] Nakaenoshima 14:00 [Visit] Ikitsuki Town Museum/Island Hall 15:15 [Shopping] Hirado Bussankan (Sasa IC/Omura Bay PA (rest)/Dejima BP) 18:00 Arrive at Nagasaki Station / Disband *Bus company used: Nagasaki Bus Kanko or equivalent class within the prefecture *Rain or shine *No bus guide or tour conductor will accompany you on this tour, but a curator from the Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture will accompany you. *Please note that there are parts of the event that you will have to walk on foot, so please wear comfortable shoes. ■Places to be visited Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/141165/32/141165-32-058b23af886161c75e0c4eecb6ea5d06-1200×900.jpg Photographed in 2018 Tabira Cathedral A majestic red brick church built by believers during the Taisho period. It was designed by Yosuke Tetsukawa, who has worked on many church buildings both inside and outside the prefecture. Nationally designated important cultural property.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/141165/32/141165-32-b18b7d2ecea99380ab92dc642f87ce93-1200×900.jpg Photographed in 2018 Kasuga village One of the constituent assets of the World Cultural Heritage Site “Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki and Amakusa Region” (Sacred Sites and Villages in Hirado). The Kasuga village looks up to Mt. Yasumadake, a mountain worshiped since ancient times, and has vast terraced rice fields along the river.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/141165/32/141165-32-13ae28c838f55f577b3519a209075aac-1200×900.jpg Photographed in 2018 Nakaenoshima (View from train window) One of the constituent assets of the World Cultural Heritage Site “Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki and Amakusa Region” (Sacred Sites and Villages in Hirado). The water that seeps out from the rocks of Nakaenoshima is revered as “holy water” and is carefully protected as a place where “Omizutori” is performed.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/141165/32/141165-32-963c8e7bdd757963a78557eb1b7a41cc-1200×900.jpg Photo from AC Hirado Xavier Memorial Church Built in 1931. The scenery that overlaps with temples such as Zuiun-ji Temple is one of Hirado’s most representative scenery, known as a “scenery with a view of temples and churches.” [Instructor introduction] Shigeo Nakazono Born in 1963. Graduated from Kumamoto University Faculty of Letters (folklore). After serving on the Yobuko Town Board of Education, he served as a curator at the Ikitsuki Town Museum/Shima no Yakata in Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, and was appointed director of the museum in 2023.
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