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Oe Church (Amakusa)

In Japanese: 大江天主堂(カトリック大江教会)
Oe Church (Amakusa)
Photo: Norio NAKAYAMA / CC BY-SA 2.0, resized

A white Romanesque church on a hill, built in 1933 by the French priest Father Garnier with local believers. The first church built in Amakusa after the ban ended.

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Travel times are rough estimates by car.

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Getting there
5 min walk from Tenshudo-iriguchi bus stop (change at Itchoda-chuo from Hondo Bus Center)
Fee
Free
Good to know
9:00–17:00; no closing days, but not during services. No photos or video inside
Time needed
30 min

Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-12. Report outdated info