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A carpenter who taught himself Western building and invented a way to raise rib vaults in timber.
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Tetsukawa Yosuke (January 13, 1879 - July 5, 1976) was a master carpenter and architect from Uomemura, Minamimatsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture (now Shinkamigoto), who built many Catholic churches mainly in Nagasaki Prefecture. In 1879 (Meiji 12), he was born the eldest son of the master carpenter Tetsukawa Yoshiro in Aokata Village on Nakadorijima, one of the islands making up the Goto Islands of Nagasaki Prefecture. In his childhood he moved to nearby Uomemura. (Both are now in Shinkamigoto, Minamimatsuura District, Nagasaki Prefecture.)
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Founded / opened：1900s Architect / artist：Yosuke Tetsukawa Highlights / collection：More than 30 churches, Rib-vaulted ceiling Genre：Architecture
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