What other travelers are saying about Urakami Cathedral
Moving to see the rebuilt cathedral after seeing part of the originals remnants at the peace park. There is a small exhibition space and shop and you can see the inside of the cathedral although you are restricted from walking around it.
Urakami Cathedral, the first grand Catholic church in East Asia, stands as a symbol of both deep faith and resilience. Surrounded by its quiet beauty and profound history, we sat in silence and prayed for over 30 minutes, feeling the weight of its past and the hope it continues to inspire.
Cool to see the charred statues, but if you're not religious, you may want to skip as the cathedral has been rebuilt and is still an active religious site. It is walkable from Peace Park but did not really feel like a worthwhile detour.
Destroyed after the bombing of Nagasaki, only a few decades after its completion of being built. This church is a testament to the faith of the Catholics of Nagasaki and their resilience. It has now been rebuilt and has a nice gift shop with lots of memorabilia from the time of the bombing. The church itself has a gorgeous blue light shining in from the stained glass windows.
This is a Catholic cathedral. Not much to do or see here, but it does have a large role in the history of the religion in the country. The current building was rebuilt in the same place as where the original one stood.
