No offence but I think it's really a shame for Japanese to copy such a Europe architecture and totally ignore its profound negative effect in city scenery, just for pretending to be a Christian (only in their wedding day). And most importantly, this "church" is too huge that seriously destroy the cultural atmosphere of the splendid Fujiyama-jyo, which is what the world really expect to see in Japan. I am not furious about those who chose to hold their wedding ceremony in a church-like commercial palace, but just don't build it with a church exterior, that's insane.
There is nothing particularly special or unique about this spot. However, if you are passing by, you can still visit it as a tourist. A quick stop if you have extra time, but not necessarily a "must-see" destination.
Seeing the spires from the train station, we thought it was a church, perhaps a cathedral, and wanted to visit it. But as we got near, we realised it wasn't! We googled and realised it's a sort of wedding theme park with a fake cathedral as the centrepiece. We couldn't enter to see the inside of the building but from online photos, we could see that it's rather blasphemous. It is disrespectful and a mockery of a Catholic church as not only does the exterior look like a Catholic cathedral, the inside features what looks like a sanctuary with statues of Mary carrying baby Jesus, St Joseph, what looks like St Therese of Lisieux, and what looks like St. Anne with Mary as a child. All of these with the intention of merely using them as props for non-Catholics to pretend they are having a wedding in a church. Imagine if some European country has a fake Shinto/Buddhist temple for people to pretend they are having a wedding inside.
Not a Cathedral and should not be listed as such. Strictly a wedding venue. A facade. So tacky when buildings that are supposed to be for the reverence of the union of two people in the eyes of God are reduced to a “theme park”. Shame.
