VII. Amakusa-Shimabara Amakusa (SA) Amakusa (SA) From Yatsushiro, an hour’s ferry boat ride took us to Amakusa, a group of 120 islands (only six of which are inhabited) off the Kyushu mainland and part of Kumamoto Prefecture. There we visited the newly renovated Christian Museum. Portuguese Jesuits had brought Christianity to Amakusa and neighboring Shimabara [...]
Posted on September 29th, 2011 by W. D. Ehrhart
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