Egami Church
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Egami Church (江上天主堂, Egami Tenshudō) is a Catholic church in Gotō, Nagasaki, Japan.
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Egami Church | |
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江上天主堂 | |
The church's exterior in July 2015 | |
32.855255667662654°N 128.90407736448208°E / 32.855255667662654; 128.90407736448208 | |
Location | Gotō, Nagasaki |
Country | Japan |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Website | kyoukaigun |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Yosuke Tetsuksawa |
Completed | 1918 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Nagasaki |
Part of | Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region |
Criteria | Cultural: (iii) |
Reference | 1495 |
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The church was first constructed in 1918 after the ban on Christianity was lifted. It is often considered one of the finest wooden churches in Japan. It was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 2018 along with Egami Village as part of the "Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region".