Christianity in Japan
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Christianity in Japan is among the nation's largest minority religions in terms of individuals who state an explicit affiliation or faith. In 2024, there were 1.87 million Christians according to one
Nagatsuka Monastery for Jesuits in Hiroshima features traditional temple architecture
A Japanese bible study group
The martyrdom of a Jesuit father in Japan in 1634, engraved by Gerard Bouttats
A statue of Jesus in Yokohama
Kakure Kirishitan
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Kakure Kirishitan is a modern term for a member of the Catholic Church in Japan who went underground at the start of the Edo period in the early 17th century due to Christianity's repression by the To
Christianity in Japan
…Christians had been forced to publicly renounce their faith. Many continued practicing Christianity in secret, in modern times becoming known as the "hidden Christians" (隠れキリシタン, kakure kirishitan). These secret believers would often conceal Christian iconography in closed shrines, lanterns or inconspicuous buildings…
The Bodhisattva Kannon as the Virgin Mary, Tokyo National Museum.