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The Osezaki Lighthouse is located at the westernmost tip of the mainland of Kyushu and faces the rough seas of the East China Sea, as "the place where the setting sun finally sets in the mainland of Kyushu." It was lit for the first time on December 15, 1902. It is said to have been designed by British R. Plato. The current one was rebuilt in 1971, and a part of the first lighthouse is exhibited at the Museum of Maritime Science in Odaiba, Tokyo. The magnificent scenery created by the cliffs that have been eroded by the strong winds and waves is a masterpiece. The white lighthouse, which stands in a place protruding into the sea, has a beautiful contrast with the blue sea and serves as a guide for ships sailing in the near sea. The lighthouse has an observatory and an observatory deck, and you can enjoy the powerful scenery in each. On a clear day, you can see the Danjo Islands from the observatory. The current one was rebuilt in 1971, and has a light power of 3,700 candela. It is one of the best lighthouses in Japan with a light reach of about 22km.

Kashiragashima Catholic Church (eastern Shinkamigoto Town), a stone church that is extremely rare in Japan. It was designated as a national important cultural property in 2001. Designed by Yosuke Tetsukawa, an architect from Shinkamigoto Town, it took about 10 years to complete in 1917, and two years later it was celebrated and dedicated. The stone is made of local sandstone, and it is said that local believers were also involved in masonry. The interior of the hall has a gorgeous atmosphere with floral decorations on the ceiling and walls. There is a Christian cemetery on the beach, and every year from the beginning to the end of May, the bright pink flowers of the trailing ice plant, which are planted and raised by believers, bloom all over.

Designed by Yosuke Tetsukawa, the father of church architecture in Japan, Egami Catholic Church is a wooden church with a lovely cream-colored outer wall and light blue window frame. In 1881, four families who emigrated from Nishisonogi-gun were baptized and the church started. In 1918, about 50 believers jointly raised funds with a seine net and built the current church. You can see the devoted figure of the congregation from the hand-painted wooden pillars and the windowpanes of the hand-painted flower paintings. It is a Romanesque style, with a simple exterior and interior, and a neat structure, which is a typical figure of a wooden stylized church building that has become established in Japan. It is a nationally designated important cultural property, registered on the World Heritage Tentative List, and has become a tourist attraction.

There is a Christian cave in the cave of Cape Shirasaki (T-shaped with a depth of 50m and a width of 5m). In the early Meiji era, the search for Christians became more and more difficult during the "Goshima Collapse", and the believers hid themselves in remote mountains and rock shelters to protect their faith. Yonosuke Yamashita, a Christian pioneer on the island,, along with other Christians, brought food with him and secretly hid in this cave to escape the difficulties. Early one morning, a fishing boat passing offshore found smoke coming out of a cave and reported it to a daikan. Immediately the hidden Christians were captured and forced to confess. You can see the "Christ the Redeemer" with a cross at the entrance of the cave, which was erected at the entrance of the cave with the wish of requiescats. Originally intended to be "hard to find", you will need a sea taxi or a small boat charter. A tour is also recommended.

Takahama beach is known for its silver-white sandy beach surrounded by greenery and the clear and beautiful sea, overlooking Sagano Island on the west sea. It was selected as one of the 100 New Tourism Selections, 100 Best Roads in Japan, 100 Best Roads in Japan, and 88 Beaches in Japan. The environment as a beach and beach houses have been improved, and it is crowded with tourists from inside and outside the prefecture as a scenic spot as well as on the island. The view from the Uoai Kannon Observatory is also wonderful, and you can enjoy the spectacular view ♫ How about one of the drive courses?

Dozaki Catholic Church was built for the first time in Goto after the ban on teaching was lifted in 1873. (Founded in 1897, rebuilt in 1890) This is a symbolic church of Goto, and was founded in commemoration of John Goto, one of the 26 saints. During the construction, some of the materials were brought from Italy, and the interior of the red brick Gothic cathedral is a wooden church with colored glass windows and bat ceilings, and materials from the period of Christian suppression are exhibited. It was designated as a tangible cultural property of the prefecture in 1974. We also recommend the Dozaki Folklore Museum, which is located in a cove about a 2-minute walk from the Dozaki Catholic Church Christian Museum. You can get a glimpse of the history of Christian life in Okuura-cho, and you can see tableware with a cross shape, clothes like sashiko reinforced with cloth called donza, and farming tools such as plows and manual threshing machines. I will.

Goto archipelago The Old Gorin Church on Hisaka Island in the south. The former Hamawaki Church, built in 1881, was relocated to the Olympic area when it was rebuilt in 1931. Just before the old church was dismantled due to aging, its value was reconfirmed by the advice of Buddhists on the island, and it was transferred to Goto City and preserved as a cultural property. This area is an isolated island in Hisaka Island that cannot be reached by car yet. Access is 20 minutes by boat from Fukue Port. It's a tough 40-minute taxi ride from Tanoura Port and a 15-minute walk, but when you get there, you'll be impressed. Currently it is not used as a church, so it is possible to take pictures of the inside.

Goto Tourism History Museum was built to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the enforcement of the former Fukue City system. Construction began in 1987 and opened on November 12, 1989 at the site of Ishida Castle. In addition to introducing materials of hidden Christians and Christians of the hidden era, the museum also exhibits stained glass of the Old Gorin Church and the organ of the Fine Stone Flowing Church. In addition to artifacts excavated from archaeological sites such as the Paleolithic, Jomon, and Yayoi periods, there are also corners for the nature, customs, and festivals of Goshima. Goto archipelago You can also see Brahmin kites that have been passed down since ancient times. The admission fee is generally 300 yen.

A district where Christians who migrated from the Omura domain hid and the Goshima domain worked in a salt-making yard. The brick church built in 1897 collapsed due to a typhoon and became the current concrete church in 1988. Seven years before the discovery of the congregation at Oura Catholic Church in 1865, the Virgin appeared in Lourdes, France. At the time Goto archipelago Father Peru, who is in charge of pastoral care, heard that this cave of Lourdes was reproduced in the Vatican in 1891, and called on the believers of Goto to collect strange rocks and rare stones on the island, and in 1899, made the first Lourdes in Japan. It was. It is said that drinking this sacred water will cure the disease, and it has become a sacred place for believers all over Japan.

Onidake, a mountain that is a symbol of Fukue Island. At an altitude of 315 meters, the entire mountain is covered with grass and has a beautiful green color. Access is about 15 minutes by car from Fukue Port. From the lookout point along the ridge, you can see the cityscape of Fukue and the neighboring Shinkamigoto town, and you can also see plants such as tiger lilies in late summer and gentian in autumn. The starry sky fills the sky at night ☆

By the way, how about introducing it in a ranking format to everyone? I couldn't cover all the rankings centered on Fukue, but I also recommend Ukushima, Nozakijima (there is an uninhabited island with the former Noguchi Church), and Ojikajima, which are in the northern part of Goto. It was also different to go further from Fukue to Maejima and Narushima. Goto archipelago You will be able to enjoy it. With Gunkanjima Goto archipelago We also recommend a tour of the set. Please check the address, phone number, regular holidays, business hours, admission fees, reservations, etc. in advance on the relevant website or by phone. Also, be sure to follow good etiquette when visiting the church for sightseeing. Please note that you may not be able to enter the museum during mass hours. And make reservations for hotels and inns as soon as possible. everyone's Goto archipelago May tourism be even more fulfilling ☆