Overview
Objects made to hide a forbidden faith - Kannon figures concealing crosses inside them.
About this place
The Miki Sawada Memorial Museum (Miki Sawada Memorial Museum) is a museum in Oiso, Naka District, Kanagawa Prefecture. It keeps the Hidden Christian materials collected by Miki Sawada, a social worker who founded Elizabeth Saunders Home to support GI babies and the St. Stephen's Academy elementary and junior high schools. The building was completed in December 1987 and opened in April 1988.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1978 Highlights / collection：Relics of hidden Christians, Maria Kannon Genre：Antique art and Buddhist art, Sculpture
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