Ōura Church
大浦天主堂
Japan's oldest church, a Gothic National Treasure, survived the atomic bomb.
What it is
- A Catholic church in Nagasaki City, completed in 1864.
- Japan's oldest existing Christian building.
- Built for foreign believers after Japan opened in 1859.
- Designated a National Treasure in 1953.
What to see
- Gothic style exterior with one octagonal spire.
- Interior features a rib vault ceiling, also called a "bat ceiling."
- Faces the martyrdom site of the 26 Japanese Martyrs.
- A component of a World Heritage site.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
長崎県長崎市南山手町5番3号 Open in Google Maps
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