十Christian Japan
Dozaki Church (Fukue)
Goto Islands

Dozaki Church

Atlas / Goto Islands

Short answer

The first church built in the Goto Islands after the ban, now a museum of hidden faith.

RegionGoto Islands
PeriodRediscovery
TypeMuseum
UNESCONo
Getting there30 min from Fukue port
Suggested time1 h

Visiting

  • About 30 minutes by car or bus from Fukue port.

On these routes

The Goto Islands: churches at the edge of the sea

The story

Dozaki was the first church raised in Goto after the lifting of the ban; the current red-brick building dates from 1908. It now displays objects from the hidden period.

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