Ōno Church

Atlas / Nagasaki

Short answer

A tiny stone chapel built by villagers' hands, in the distinctive 'de Rotz wall' style.

RegionNagasaki

PeriodRediscovery

TypeChurch

UNESCOYes, World Heritage

Getting thereBus + uphill walk

Suggested time30 min

Visiting

Bus toward Ōno from Sotome; the church is a short walk uphill.

On these routes

Nagasaki: the city of martyrs and the Discovery

The story

Fr. de Rotz built Ōno Church in 1893 for the Christians of Ōno, using local stone bound with lime mortar. It remains part of the UNESCO Shitsu and Ōno component.

Sources

whc.unesco.org/en/list/1495

Visiting

On these routes

The story

Also in Nagasaki

Twenty-Six Martyrs Monument & Museum

Ōura Cathedral

Urakami Cathedral

Nyokodō