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Old Nokubi Church

Nagasaki · Ojika · Architecture

Japanese name: 旧野首教会

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Old Nokubi Church
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WHAT TO DOOld Nokubi Church

A brick church alone on a now-uninhabited island, paid for out of the fishing income of the families who settled there.

WHERENagasaki

Goto Islands · Ojika

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A brick church alone on a now-uninhabited island, paid for out of the fishing income of the families who settled there.

About this place

The Former Nokubi Church is a Christian (Catholic) church on Nozakijima (Ojika, Kitamatsuura District) in the Goto Islands, Nagasaki Prefecture.

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Key facts

Founded / opened:1908 Architect / artist:Yosuke Tetsukawa Highlights / collection:Brick church on an uninhabited island, Built by believers who moved here Genre:Architecture

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