Japan
Notable Catholic Saints
St. Paul Miki and Companions (26 martyrs crucified in Nagasaki, 1597), Bl. Justo Takayama Ukon (daimyo who died in exile rather than apostatize, beatified 2017), the Hidden Christians of Urakami
Asia-Pacific
Japan
Japan's Catholic history is one of the most dramatic in the world — the Hidden Christians who preserved the faith underground for 250 years without priests, the atomic bombing of Nagasaki's Catholic cathedral, and a contemporary community small in number but deep in spiritual heritage.
Japan
Notable FEAST DAYs
Feast of the Japanese Martyrs (Feb 6); Feast of Bl. Justo Takayama Ukon (Feb 3); Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Memorial (Aug 9) — observed by the Catholic community with special Masses
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