Kashiragashima

What it is

• A UNESCO World Heritage site and National Important Cultural Landscape in Nagasaki.
• A former settlement for Hidden Christians who moved to the island in the 19th century.
• An island covering 1.86 square kilometers connected to Nakadori Island by a bridge.
• Home to archaeological sites dating back to the Jomon and Yayoi periods.

What to see

• The Kashiragashima Church, a stone structure completed in 1919 using local sandstone.
• A Catholic cemetery located directly next to the stone church.
• The Kashiragashima Bridge which has connected the islands since 1981.
• Kamigoto Airport situated on the eastern part of the island.
• The Black Wood Pigeon, a protected natural monument that lives on the island.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.