The oldest church existing in Japan.
OVERVIEW
Oura Cathedral is the oldest wooden church of gothic architecture existing in Japan. It was built in 1864 by a French missionary, and was thus known by the people of Nagasaki at the time as the “French Temple”. This church was dedicated to the 26 martyrs who had been executed on Nishizaka Hill; the bronze statues in Oura Cathedral and on Nishizaka were built to face each other. This church has been designated as a national treasure. One important story of this church is the “Discovery of the Flock”. In March 1865, hidden Christians from Urakami came to the cathedral and told the priest, Father Petitjean, that they were of the same faith as he was. When the Pope at the time heard the story of the Christian faith that had survived the centuries of harsh persecution, he was greatly moved and declared it to be the “Miracle in the East”.
Pope John Paul II visited this site in 1981.
This church was replaced with Urakami Cathderal as the Cathedral of the Nagasaki Archdiocese.
In 2016, it has been recognized by the Vatican as a Minor Basilica for its historical value.
- AREA
- Nagasaki City
| Fees | 600 yen Updated March 2017 |
|---|---|
| Access information | 5 min walk from Oura Tenshudo-shita Streetcar stop |
| Open hours | 8:00-18:00 |
MAP
Glover Garden
ANA CROWNEPLAZA NAGASAKI GLOVERHILL
ANA CROWNE PLAZA NAGASAKI GLOVERHILL
Oura-Machi
Nagasaki International Cruise Ship Terminal
NAGASAKI HOTEL MONTEREY
HOTEL NEW TANDA
Tokiwa-Machi
Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum
nagasaki shinchi terminal
Shinchi Chinatown
Nagasaki Bus Terminal Hotel
Nagasaki Bus Terminal Hotel
Hotel JALCity Nagasaki
Nagasaki Hotel Marine World
Dejima
Nagasaki Dejima Wharf
Victoria Inn Nagasaki
VICTORIA INN NAGASAKI
HOTEL BELLEVIEW NAGASAKI-DEJIMA
Richmond Hotel
Nagasaki Port Terminal
CAPSULE IN KOYOKAN
Hamano-Machi
Doragon Promenade
APA HOTEL Nagasaki-Ekiminami
Chisun Grand Nagasaki
Hotel Arc inn Tennen
Sakamotoya
HOTEL IKEDA
Megane-bashi (Spectacles Bridge)
Alcoa-Dori
NAGASAKI I.K HOTEL
NAGASAKI I・K HOTEL
Yatarou / Yatarou Minamikan
HOTEL NEW NAGASAKI
HOTEL NEW NAGASAKI
HOTEL PASSAGE KINKAI
Nagasaki Tourist Information Center
Garden terrace Nagasaki Hotel&Resorts;
Garden Terrace Nagasaki Hotels & Resorts
HOTEL WINGPORT NAGASAKI
HOTEL CUORE NAGASAKI EKIMAE
HOTEL CUORE NAGASAKIEKIMAE
Fujiwara Ryokan
Business Royal hotel
Daikoku-Machi
Hotel Sainthill Nagasaki
Fujiwara Ryokan
Ken-ei Bus Terminal
Nagasaki Orion Hotel
nagasaki Hotel seifu
Nagasaki Hotele Ihokan
Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture
HOTEL NAGASAKI
Shindaiku-Machi
NAGASAKI NISSHOKAN
INASAYAMA KANKOHOTEL
Inasayama Kanko Hotel
The Hotel Nagasaki BW Premier Collection
BEST WESTERN PREMIER hotel Nagasaki
NAGASAKI BLUESKY HOTEL
Nagasaki skyhotel
NISSHOKAN BETTEI KOUYOUTEI
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- 1Oura Cathedral
- 2Glover Garden
- 3Glover Garden
- 4ANA CROWNEPLAZA NAGASAKI GLOVERHILL
- 5ANA CROWNE PLAZA NAGASAKI GLOVERHILL
- 6Oura-Machi
- 7Gunkanjima Digital Museum
- 8Nagasaki Glass
- 9Confucian Shrine & Historical Museum of ...
- 10Nagasaki International Cruise Ship Terminal
- 11Nagasaki Peiron Championship & Port Fest...
- 12NAGASAKI HOTEL MONTEREY
- 13Mt. Nabekanmuri
- 14HOTEL NEW TANDA
- 15Tokiwa-Machi
- 16Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival
- 17Nagasaki Port and Nagasaki Seaside Park ...
- 18Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
- 19Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum
- 20Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum
- 21nagasaki shinchi terminal
- 22Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown
- 23Shinchi Chinatown
- 24Nagasaki Bus Terminal Hotel
- 25Nagasaki Bus Terminal Hotel
- 26Hotel JALCity Nagasaki
- 27 Nagasaki Lantern Festival
- 28Nagasaki Hotel Marine World
- 29Dejima (Desima, Deshima) - Site of the F...
- 30Dejima
- 31Nagasaki Dejima Wharf
- 32Maruyama Hana Festival (Maruyama Women's...
- 33Victoria Inn Nagasaki
- 34VICTORIA INN NAGASAKI
- 35Nagasaki Kunchi / Okunchi
- 36HOTEL BELLEVIEW NAGASAKI-DEJIMA
- 37Richmond Hotel
- 38The Spirit Boat Procession / Shourounagashi
- 39Nagasaki Port Terminal
- 40Shianbashi & Doza
- 41CAPSULE IN KOYOKAN
- 42Hamano-Machi
- 43Doragon Promenade
- 44APA HOTEL Nagasaki-Ekiminami
- 45Chisun Grand Nagasaki
- 46Sofukuji
- 47Hotel Arc inn Tennen
- 48Sakamotoya
- 49HOTEL IKEDA
- 50Megane-bashi (Spectacles Bridge)
- 51Nakashima River Summer Festival
- 52Megane-bashi (Spectacles Bridge)
- 53Alcoa-Dori
- 54NAGASAKI I.K HOTEL
- 55NAGASAKI I・K HOTEL
- 56Yatarou / Yatarou Minamikan
- 57New Year's Eve along Temple Street in Na...
- 58HOTEL NEW NAGASAKI
- 59HOTEL NEW NAGASAKI
- 60HOTEL PASSAGE KINKAI
- 61DiGJAPAN App
- 62Teramachi-dori (Temple Street)
- 63Nagasaki Tourist Information Center
- 64Nakamachi Church
- 65Kazagashira Park
- 66Kofukuji
- 67Nagasaki Kite-flying Tournament
- 68Garden terrace Nagasaki Hotel&Resorts;
- 69Garden Terrace Nagasaki Hotels & Resorts
- 70HOTEL WINGPORT NAGASAKI
- 71HOTEL CUORE NAGASAKI EKIMAE
- 72HOTEL CUORE NAGASAKIEKIMAE
- 73Fujiwara Ryokan
- 74Business Royal hotel
- 75Daikoku-Machi
- 76Hotel Sainthill Nagasaki
- 77Santo Domingo Church Museum
- 78Fujiwara Ryokan
- 79Ken-ei Bus Terminal
- 80Nagasaki Orion Hotel
- 81nagasaki Hotel seifu
- 82Nagasaki Hotele Ihokan
- 83Shofukuji
- 84The Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture
- 85Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture
- 86Nagasaki Embroidery
- 87Site of the Martyrdom of the 26 Saints o...
- 88Takengei (Wakamiya Inari Shrine's Autumn...
- 89HOTEL NAGASAKI
- 90Suwa Shrine
- 91Shindaiku-Machi
- 92NAGASAKI NISSHOKAN
- 93INASAYAMA KANKOHOTEL
- 94Inasayama Kanko Hotel
- 95Fukusaiji
- 96The Hotel Nagasaki BW Premier Collection
- 97BEST WESTERN PREMIER hotel Nagasaki
- 98NAGASAKI BLUESKY HOTEL
- 99Nagasaki skyhotel
- 100NISSHOKAN BETTEI KOUYOUTEI
