Christian Mound
Phone:0242-39-1251(会津若松市観光課)
Aizu-Wakamatsu City, Kozashimachi, Kurokawa Aza, Yakushi Kawahara
After December 17, Kanei 12 (1635), a number of Christians and Christian foreigners were executed on this mound.
Gamo Ujisato was a Christian feudal lord with the Christian name of Leo, who spread Christianity around Wakamatsu, Inawashiro, Minami Aizu, Koriyama, Miharu, Shiraiwa, Tosawa, Nihonmatsu, and Fukushima. However, in Kanei 9 (1632), 15 members of the Aizu clan, 13 members of the Shirakawa clan, 14 members of the Nihonmatsu clan, and 42 members of the Wakamatsu clan Christian community were martyred.
The store details
Name | Christian Mound |
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Address | Aizu-Wakamatsu City, Kozashimachi, Kurokawa Aza, Yakushi Kawahara |
TEL | 0242-39-1251 (Aizu-Wakamatsu City Tourism Division) |
Fax | 0242-39-1433 (Aizu-Wakamatsu City Tourism Division) |
Parking | Yes |
Access | A 10-minute drive from Aizu-Wakamatsu Station |