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Urakami Cathedral

The Immaculate Conception Cathedral, also St. Mary's Cathedral, and often known as Urakami Cathedral after its location Urakami, is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Motoomachi, Nagasaki, Japan.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: Roman Catholic church located in Nagasaki, Japan
  • Also known as: “Immaculate Conception Cathedral”, “Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Nagasaki”, and “St. Mary’s Cathedral”
  • Address: 79, 長崎市, 長崎県 852-8112

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nagasaki Peace Park and Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum.

Park
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is a located in Nagasaki, , commemorating the atomic bombing of the city on August 9, 1945 during World War II. It is next to the and near the . is situated 440 metres west of Urakami Cathedral.

Museum
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The is in the city of Nagasaki, . The museum is a remembrance to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki by the United States on 9 August 1945 at 11:02:35 am. is situated 530 metres southwest of Urakami Cathedral.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 150 metres northwest of Urakami Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dejima and Nagayo.

Locality
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or Deshima, in the 17th century also called Tsukishima, was an artificial island off , , that served as a trading post for the Portuguese and subsequently the Dutch. is situated 3½ km south of Urakami Cathedral.

Town
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is a town located in , , . As of 31 May 2024, the town had an estimated population of 39,548 in 17077 households, and a population density of 1400 people per km2. The total area of the town is 28.73 km2. is situated 6 km north of Urakami Cathedral.

Town
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is a town located in , , . As of 30 June 2024, the town had an estimated population of 29,323 in 13601 households, and a population density of 1400 people per km2. The total area of the town is 20.94 km2. is situated 7 km northwest of Urakami Cathedral.

Urakami Cathedral

Latitude
32.77616° or 32° 46′ 34″ north
Longitude
129.86839° or 129° 52′ 6″ east
Inception
1877
Named after
Immaculate Conception of Mary
Open location code
8Q4FQVG9+F9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 280652259
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q571980
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Urakami Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Urakami katedrala”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de la Immaculada Concepció de Nagasaki”
  • Chinese: “天主教浦上教會”
  • Chinese: “浦上天主堂”
  • Chinese: “浦上教會”
  • Croatian: “Katedrala Urakami”
  • Dutch: “Urakami Cathedral”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه اوراكامى”
  • French: “cathédrale d’Urakami”
  • French: “Cathédrale d’Urakami”
  • French: “Cathédrale de l’Immaculée-Conception de Nagasaki”
  • German: “Urakami-Kathedrale”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת אורקאמי”
  • Hungarian: “Szűz Mária-székesegyház”
  • Hungarian: “Urakami katedrális”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Nagasaki”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Santa Maria”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di Santa Maria”
  • Japanese: “Urakami Tenshudō”
  • Japanese: “うらかみてんしゅどう”
  • Japanese: “カトリック浦上教会”
  • Japanese: “浦上天主堂”
  • Japanese: “浦上教会”
  • Korean: “가톨릭 우라카미 교회”
  • Korean: “우라카미 천주당”
  • Persian: “اوراکامی تنشودو”
  • Persian: “کلیسای جامع ایده‌آل”
  • Polish: “Katedra Urakami”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de Urakami”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Urakami”
  • Russian: “Собор Ураками”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de Urakami”
  • Thai: “อาสนวิหารแม่พระปฏิสนธินิรมล”
  • Turkish: “Urakami Katedrali”

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