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Kyoto, Osaka & beyond

Starting point of the 26 Martyrs

Atlas / Kyoto, Osaka & beyond

Short answer

In January 1597 the martyrs had part of their left ears cut in Kyoto before the march to Nagasaki.

RegionKyoto, Osaka & beyond
PeriodMartyrdom
TypeMartyrdom site
UNESCONo
Getting thereCentral Kyoto
Suggested time20 min

Visiting

  • Central Kyoto.

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In the footsteps of the 26 Martyrs

The story

In January 1597 the martyrs had part of their left ears cut in Kyoto before the march to Nagasaki. Exact location uncertain; commemorated by a marker near Ichijō Modoribashi.

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