Kashiragashima Church

Kashiragashima Church is a Catholic church in , , Japan. The church was first constructed in 1887 as a wooden church but it was renovated and moved to its current location in 1918.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Shin-Kamigotō, Nagasaki, Japan
  • Also known as: “頭ケ島天主堂”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kamigotō Airport and Yasaka Shrine.

Aerodrome
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is a public aerodrome located on Kashiragashima Island, a smaller bridge-linked island just off the far east coast of Nakadorijima in the , , .

Shinto shrine
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is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Kashiragashima Church.

Kashiragashima Church

Latitude
33.01243° or 33° 0′ 45″ north
Longitude
129.18284° or 129° 10′ 58″ east
Open location code
8Q5F256M+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 696076518
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q11664924
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Kashiragashima Church” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “頭島天主堂”
  • Indonesian: “Gereja Santo Yosef, Kashiragashima”
  • Japanese: “頭ヶ島天主堂”
  • Japanese: “頭ヶ島教会”
  • Polish: “Kościół Kashiragashima”
  • Turkish: “Kashiragashima Kilisesi”

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Highlights include Rokuroshima Island and 中小島.

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