十Christian Japan
Unzen Jigoku (Unzen Hells)
Shimabara & Amakusa

Unzen Jigoku

Atlas / Shimabara & Amakusa

Short answer

Steaming volcanic vents where Christians were tortured in the 1620s and 1630s.

RegionShimabara & Amakusa
PeriodMartyrdom
TypeMartyrdom site
UNESCONo
Getting thereBus from Isahaya/Shimabara
Suggested time1 h

Visiting

  • Bus from Isahaya or Shimabara; a walking trail threads the vents.

On these routes

Shimabara & Amakusa

The story

At Unzen's 'hells' Christians who would not renounce their faith were subjected to the scalding water. A memorial cross stands among the vents today.

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