Kashiragashima Church
In Japanese: 頭ヶ島天主堂
A rare stone church, completed in 1919 from sandstone cut nearby and designed and built by Tetsukawa Yosuke. It stands in the World Heritage "Village on Kashiragashima Island".
World Heritage component; Important Cultural Property
Nearby
- Egami Church (Narushima) ≈ 1 h 10 min by car
- Former Gorin Church (Hisakajima) ≈ 1 h 20 min by car
- Kuroshima Church ≈ 1 h 20 min by car
Travel times are rough estimates by car.
- Getting there
- 20 min by car from Arikawa Port (Nakadori Island); 5 min walk from the Kashiragashima bus stop
Few buses — check times or join a tour - Booking
- Advance notice to the Hidden Christian Sites information centre is required before visiting (official Hidden Christian Sites site). official ↗
- Good to know
- Advance notice to the Hidden Christian Sites information center is required. Visits 9:00-12:00 and 13:00-17:00 (exterior free at other times); no visits during Mass (2nd and 4th Sundays 14:00-17:00)
- Time needed
- 30 min
Checked against the official Japanese website on 2026-10-15. Report outdated info