Hisaka Island

What it is

• A 37 square kilometer island in the Goto chain of Nagasaki Prefecture.
• A designated Important Cultural Landscape that served as a refuge for Hidden Christians from 1797.
• The site where the Goto Kuzure religious persecution began in 1868.
• A former base for Wako pirates and a port for Kentoshi ships in the eighth century.

What to see

• The Former Gorin Church which is a registered UNESCO World Heritage site.
• A horseshoe-shaped coastline featuring distinct rias topography.
• Native forests consisting of Yabu-tsubaki camellia trees across the island.
• Tanoura Port where historic diplomatic ships once docked.

Getting there

• Ferries and high-speed boats connect Fukue Island to Tanoura Port.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.