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(Hidden Christians)

Hidden Christians

(Hidden Christians are Christian believers who secretly continued their faith)

Hidden Christians are Christian believers who secretly continued their faith

(even after the Edo Shogunate proclaimed a ban on Christianity)

even after the Edo Shogunate proclaimed a ban on Christianity

(and suppressed Christianity during the Edo period in Japan.)

and suppressed Christianity during the Edo period in Japan.

(Academically, people who secretly believed in Christianity under the guise of being Buddhists)

Academically, people who secretly believed in Christianity under the guise of being Buddhists

(during the period when Christianity was prohibited are called "Senpuku" Christians.)

during the period when Christianity was prohibited are called "Senpuku" Christians.

(On the other hand, those who continued to believe in Catholicism)

On the other hand, those who continued to believe in Catholicism

(even after the ban on Christianity was lifted in the Meiji era are called "Kakure" Christians.)

even after the ban on Christianity was lifted in the Meiji era are called "Kakure" Christians.

(It is limited to a part of Nagasaki Prefecture that the faith is still handed down.)

It is limited to a part of Nagasaki Prefecture that the faith is still handed down.

(Hidden Christians formed a secret organization and continued to pray in secret,)

Hidden Christians formed a secret organization and continued to pray in secret,

(likened the statue of Kannon to the Virgin Mary, treasured sacred images and crosses)

likened the statue of Kannon to the Virgin Mary, treasured sacred images and crosses

(and enshrined them as the gods of the house, and baptized their newborn children, and kept the faith.)

and enshrined them as the gods of the house, and baptized their newborn children, and kept the faith.

(There are remains of hidden Christians all over Japan,)

There are remains of hidden Christians all over Japan,

(including Ichinoseki City in Iwate Prefecture and Tsuwano Town in Okayama Prefecture.)

including Ichinoseki City in Iwate Prefecture and Tsuwano Town in Okayama Prefecture.

(There is also a museum of hidden Christians in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture.)

There is also a museum of hidden Christians in Ibaraki City, Osaka Prefecture.

(In 2018, the remains of Hidden Christians in Kyushu,)

In 2018, the remains of Hidden Christians in Kyushu,

(such as Oura Catholic Church, were registered as World Heritage Sites.)

such as Oura Catholic Church, were registered as World Heritage Sites.

(Please visit them.)

Please visit them.