The 26 Martyrs on Nishizaka Hill
MARTYRS: In 1597, 26 people were killed on Nishizaka Hill in Nagasaki because of their faith. Their lives are remembered in this part of the city. Here's a short overview of the history of the Christian faith in Nagasaki.
Nagasaki: 26 martyrs monument
Apologies that this is fairly shaky but I liked Miyuki's explanation of the monument so I kept it. These 26 men are listed in the Catholic Church under St. Paul Miki and companions.
Monument for 26 Martyrs, Nagasaki
A monument on a hill in Nagasaki at the site where 26 Christians were executed in the late 16th century.
Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument - Nagasaki - 日本二十六聖人記念館
Video of the 26 Martyrs Memorial in Nagasaki. This monument commemorates the crucifixion of 20 Japanese converts and 6 missionaries in 1597 after the Shogun outlawed Christianity. It's the closest site to Nagasaki Station, just across the station and a stone's throw north.
Nagasaki, Japan: Chinese Sofukuji Temple and Christian Martyrs Shrine
In 1629, the Chinese residents of Nagasaki who made up 15% of the town's population constructed this Chinese temple with three gates. The most interesting sight inside is a giant cauldron used by temple monks to feed 3,000+ people each day during a famine.
A monument and museum stands on the site where 20 Japanese Christians and six European missionaries were tortured and crucified in front of a crowd in 1597. One of my favorite fiction books relating to Japan is Shogun which describes incidents referring to the first Martyrdom. I think Shogun is required reading for anyone before visiting Japan for more insight into that era.
Nagasaki: Displays in the 26 Martyrs museum
This is some of the displays in the 26 martyrs museum with the write up underneath so you can pause to read if you want.
Martyrs
No copyrights claimed whatsoever.
For strictly entertainment and informational purpose.
The profound moment in the movie Silence to a poignant, true journey of faith song, by MercyMe
26 Martyrs Trailer
26 Martyrs serves as a companion film to All That Remains.
Watch the film now on Reelhouse.
Nagasaki - Sofukuji Temple, 26 Martyrs of Japan statues and Meganebashi
Day 15 - Sofukuji Temple, and Meganebashi
After the Peace Park, we decided to visit some of the temples which Nagasaki is famous for. Unfortunately we were running behind time, so Sofukuji Temple was the only one we managed to see before closing time. The temple itself had a strong chinese influence, as with many others in Nagasaki. The graves at the back however was the most memorial part of Nagasaki. I was not sure if it was because of the gloomy weather, but there was a mysterious atmosphere when walking among the grave stones.
After visiting the temple, we wanted to go to the JR Nagasaki station to have dinner. While there, we decided to make a quick detour to the 26 Martyrs of Japan statue to have a look. The nearby church was the only church we visited in the whole trip to Japan.
When we returned to our accommodation, we did our laundry at a nearby store. We decided to kill some time by going to the nearby Meganebashi bridge (literally Spectacles Bridge). It is given that nickname as the reflection of the bridge in the water makes it look like Spectacles...I'll leave your imagine to run wild on this.
Information:
Sofukuji Temple
26 Martyers of Japan
Meganebashi
Nagasaki, Japan - 26 Martyrs Site & Glover Garden - 長崎
A few sites of interest in Nagasaki, including the 26 Martyrs Site where several Christians and converts were crucified on February 5, 1597. Also Glover House, home of a Scottish entrepreneur who had the house built in 1863.
26 Martyrs of Japan - 1931 Movie from Japan
Very rare movie made in Japan in 1931 about 26 Christians martyred in Japan in the 16th century.
26 Martyrs of Nagasaki
On the Feast of St. Paul Miki & Companions, the 26 Martyrs of Nagasaki, Tricia Bølle briefly shares with us their story.
Nagasaki: displays from the 26 martyrs
This a bunch of displays from the 26 martyrs museum. I tried to video both the display and its write up.
Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan
Video Software we use:
Ad-free videos.
You can support us by purchasing something through our Amazon-Url, thanks :)
The Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan were a group of Roman Catholics who were executed by crucifixion on February 5, 1597, at Nagasaki.Their martyrdom is especially significant in the history of Roman Catholicism in Japan.A promising beginning to Catholic missions in Japan — perhaps as many as 300,000 Catholics by the end of the sixteenth century — met complications from competition between the missionary groups, political difficulty between Spain and Portugal, and factions within the government of Japan.Christianity was suppressed, and it was during this time that the 26 martyrs were executed.
---Image-Copyright-and-Permission---
About the author(s): Alex Tora
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Author(s): Alex Tora (
---Image-Copyright-and-Permission---
This channel is dedicated to make Wikipedia, one of the biggest knowledge databases in the world available to people with limited vision.
Article available under a Creative Commons license
Image source in video
Te Deum laudamus (26 Martyrs of Japan)
February 6th is the Memorial of Saint Paul Miki and Company, the 26 Martyrs of Japan. These first martyrs of Japan were arrested and then forced to march the 600 miles from Kyoto to Nagasaki. It is said that they sung the Te Deum the entire way, and one witness's account reports them singing it immediately before their crucifixion.
Te Deum is a hymn of praise, thought to have been written in the 4th century. This is only the first portion of the hymn.
Te Deum laudámus: te Dóminum confitémur. Te ætérnum Patrem omnis terra venerátur. Tibi omnes Angeli, tibi Cæli et univérsæ Potestátes: Tibi Chérubim et Séraphim incessábili voce proclámant: Sanctus: Sanctus: Sanctus Dóminus Deus Sábaoth. Pleni sunt cæli et terra majestátis glóriæ tuæ.
We praise Thee, O God, we acknowledge Thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worship Thee, the Father everlasting. To Thee all angels cry aloud, the heavens and all the powers therein. To Thee cherubim and seraphim continually do cry: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts. Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of Thy glory.
Memorial to early Christian missionaries in Japan, Nagasaki
: please enter the Japanese mirror - the book, other writings, films and photos
All revenues are donated to World Oral Literature Project
Tour Nagasaki regularly visits the 26 Martyrs Museum since the UNESCO inclusion of Christian Sites.
The 26 Martyrs Museum has a lot of amazing artifacts and information about the Christian History of Nagasaki. It is a popular spot to reflect and look at one`s life!
Ground Zero, Nagasaki / The Atomic Bombing of the Japan's Vatican City
Atomic Bombs -Nagasaki was the largest Christian city in Japan
政治利用される慰霊の場 市の姿勢が助長 慰安婦資料館の看板も
(引用)
The Secret of Nagasaki
Real Secret is that the Ground Zero was Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki
why monument in Hiroshima ? why No monument in Nagasaki ?
Two types of atomic bombs uranium & plutonium
THE BOMB with uranium to Hiroshima was made by Nazi Germany ?
Manhattan Project and plutonium type ? Nazi Germany and uranium type ? Even William Leonard Laurence were not allowed to see Hiroshima.
For the plan change, Nagasaki mayor had received a state guest treatment from the US.
Nagasaki mayor did not understand the background at all.
There is a great irony in this background.
Construction of the original Urakami Cathedral, a brick Neo-Romanesque building, began in 1895, after a long-standing ban on Christianity was lifted.
In 1865, the French priest Bernard Petitjean discovered that almost all the Urakami villagers were Christian. Between 1869 and 1873, over 3600 villagers were banished.
During their exile, 650 died martyrs. The persecuted Kakure Kirishitan (Hidden Christians) came back to their home village from 7 years exile in 1873, and decided to construct their own church.
They purchased the land of the village chief where the humiliating interrogations had taken place for two centuries. The annual fumi-e interrogations required those present to tread upon an icon of the Virgin Mary or Jesus. They thought the place was appropriate considering their memory of the long persecution. Construction of the building was started by Father Francine and was completed under the direction of Father Regani. The frontal twin spires stood 64 meters high were constructed in 1875. When completed in 1925 (Taishō 14), it was the largest Catholic church in East Asia.
The atomic bomb that fell on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945 detonated in Urakami only 500 m (1640 ft) from the cathedral, completely destroying it. As the Feast of the Assumption of Mary (August 15) was near, Mass was held on the day and was well attended. The resultant collapse and heat-wave cindered and buried all those present in the Cathedral. The destruction of the cathedral hit the religious community of Nagasaki the hardest, as they viewed it as a loss of spirituality. It had such an impact, that famous playwright Tanaka Chikao wrote his most successful play, Head of Mary, about the efforts of Christians in Nagasaki to reconstitute their faith by rebuilding the Virgin Mary.
A replacement was built in 1959, after a serious debate between the city government and the congregation. The city government suggested preserving the destroyed cathedral as a heritage site, and offered an alternate site for a new church.
However, the decision to preserve the destroyed cathedral was suddenly changed dramatically by Nagasaki mayor's decision.
The destroyed cathedral which was the largest Catholic church in East Asia, was removed.
Nagasaki should have been chosen as the last target place by the Christian country （US） ???
US decision makers did not care about the background at all ?
Protestant vs. Catholic ?
Decision-makers were not Christian ?
No information about Nagasaki ?
OKAGO: The 309 Martyrs - Short Documentary Film
At the beginning of the Edo period, more than 300 people were martyred at Okago.
The history of this period of persecution and oppression, the way people protected their faith and their noble character, must not be lost but preserved for future generations.
The footage of the diorama appearing in the video was taken on Okago Christian Museum in Fujisawa Town, Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Writer/Director/Photography/Editor/Music cover by me