Nicholas of Japan
Videos
Nicholas of Japan, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Archbishop of Japan, born Ivan Dmitrovich Kasatkin was a Russian Orthodox priest, monk, and bishop. He introduced the Eastern Orthodox Church to Japan. The Or
Nicholas of Japan
Nicholas of Japan, c. 1895
Icon of Nicholas of Japan at Hakodate Orthodox Church in May 2016
Ōtsu incident
Videos
The Ōtsu incident was an unsuccessful assassination attempt on Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsarevich of Russia on 11 May 1891, during his visit to Japan as part of his eastern journey.
Nicholas of Japan
…government. When the Russian Tsar Nicholas II was the Tsarevich under Alexander III, the young Nicholas II visited Japan and was injured during the Ōtsu Incident by a Japanese policeman. Bishop Nicholas made a great effort to resolve this incident. Nicholas's study of Japanese was fruitful, allowing him to…
Gravure depicting the attempted assassination of Nicholas II of Russia in Ōtsu, Japan, by Henri Meyer, Paris, Le Petit Journal, 30 May 1891 issue
Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsarevich of Russia
The Tsarevich's attacker, the policeman Tsuda Sanzō
Tsarevich Nicholas at Nagasaki.