Otometōge Virgin Mary Church (Tsuwano, Shimane)

Japan / Shimane / Masuda / Tsuwano, Shimane / Ushiroda
 church, chapel, catholic, Roman Catholic church
0856-72-0251

In the latter part of 19th Century, many Japanese Catholics were taken to the former site of Korinji Temple as criminals, where as many as 36 of those people were martyred. This chapel was built on Otome Toge (the Otome pass) in 1951 in memory of the martyrs. In the Otome Toge festival held on May 3, many Catholic believers from all parts of Japan go in procession from the church to the chapel where a solemn mass is held.
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Coordinates:   34°28'23"N   131°46'14"E
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