World Heritage cultural landscape (Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region)
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World Heritage cultural landscape (Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region) is a UNESCO-listed group of villages, churches, and archaeological sites in Japan that preserves the history and traditions of clandestine Christian communities who survived centuries of persecution.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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World Heritage cultural landscape ⓘ cultural property ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommunity |
Hidden Christians
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Kakure Kirishitan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| componentSite |
Egami Church on Naru Island
NERFINISHED
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Kasuga Village and sacred places in Hirado NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurosaki Village in Sotome NERFINISHED ⓘ Nokubi Church on Nozaki Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Oura Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ Remains of Hara Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Sakitsu Village in Amakusa NERFINISHED ⓘ Shitsu Village in Sotome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| governingBody | Government of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
archaeological sites
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churches ⓘ villages ⓘ |
| heritageCategory | cultural ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Edo period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalTheme |
Christian persecution in Japan
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clandestine religious practice ⓘ |
| includesIntangibleHeritage |
oral traditions of Hidden Christians
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religious rituals of Hidden Christians ⓘ |
| inscribedBy | UNESCO World Heritage Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalCommunities | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
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Kumamoto Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagasaki Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy |
local governments of Kumamoto Prefecture
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local governments of Nagasaki Prefecture ⓘ |
| numberOfComponentSites | 12 ⓘ |
| primaryTheme | interaction between Christianity and Japanese culture ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | protected cultural landscape ⓘ |
| protects |
history of clandestine Christian communities
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traditions of Hidden Christians ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Shimabara-Amakusa Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of survival of Christian faith under persecution
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testimony to cultural adaptation of Christianity in Japan ⓘ |
| UNESCOCriteria |
(iii)
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(v) ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Asia and the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 1495 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Catholic community of Nagasaki
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World Heritage cultural landscape (Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region)
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Nagasaki Prefecture
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World Heritage cultural landscape (Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region)
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this entity surface form:
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region