OVERVIEW

About 400 years ago in Kita Arima for the first time in Japan, a secondary education school called “Seminario of Arima” was instituted by the Jesuit missionaries. The main theme of Festivitas Natalis is the celebration of the relationship between Japan and Europe based on the Christian history that flourished in Kita Arima in the 16th century. Japan’s tallest Christmas trees (two trees, each 30 meters high) are placed at the venue to create a warm Christmas atmosphere through their colorful lights and decorations.
This event proudly celebrates the memory of the cultural exchange between Japan and Europe, where Christianity spread even before it reached Nagasaki City’s Dejima Port.