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Hidden Christian Pilgrimage ③: SHIMABARA
Visit Cathoric history and hidden Christian related spots in 7 to 9 hours. Starting from ISAHAYA or Nagasaki city. Standard course will be 7 hours, adding optional spots takes longer time, 9 hours max.
Meeting Point
At your hotel or designated place in ISAHAYA or NAGASAKI
- Isahaya JR station is the best meeting place because closer to Shimabara. Nagasaki is also fine, but I need to drive one hour in vain.
(standard) Kubi-zuka:
Head mound, it is told that beheaded thousands of Christian's heads were buried here in 17th century.
(standard) The statue of Migeru Chijiwa
Migeru Chijiwa was born this area, he was the one of the member of TENSHO Delegacy.
(standard) ARIMA Christian museum:
Exhibits Hidden Christian related materials.
Cost Admission fee: each
(standard) HARA Castle site
(standard) ARIMA Seminario site
(option) HINOE Castle site
(standard) Christian tomb stones
(standard) ARIMA river martyrdom place
Local Christians martyred here
(standard) Shimabara Castle:
Exhibits Hidden Christian related remains. Cost Admission fee: each
(standard) Himematsuya:
Have a local food, Guzoni
Cost 1000JPY each more or less
(optioal) OKITA-NAWATE battle field site
ARIMA and SHIMAZU allied force destroyed RYUZOJI forces
(optional) NITA Pass road:
Great view of mountain scenary and Mt. Fugen active volcano
(standard) UNZEN JIGOKU martyrdom monument
Many Christians were tortured and 33 were martyred here.
Cost Parking fee: 500JPY
(optional) UNZEN KOJIGOKU ONSEN-KAN:
289 years old natural hot spring public bath. Non-heated, non-chlorinated. Only one white color natural hotspring in Unzen area.
Cost Admission fee: each
Ending Point
At your hotel or designated place in ISAHAYA or NAGASAKI
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Inclusions & Exclusions
〇Guide fee (1-4 pax: 5,000×8h=40,000)+Meet-up (Isahaya) 3,000 = 43,000 JPY
〇Guide fee (5-8 pax: 6,000×8h=48,000)+Meet-up (Isahaya) 3,000 = 51,000 JPY
〇Rental car or Taxi fees
〇Public transportation (if used)
〇Toll-road (if used)
〇Parking
〇Meal
〇Admission (A guide is free of charge mostly)
Tour Important Information
Guiding fee doesn't include Admission at each pay facility, Meal, Parking, and toll-road during the tour.
Important message from the guide
My coverage areas are mainly poor public transportation areas, so mostly use my private car (5 pax) or a suitable size rental car (6 to 7 pax) to move. We use a Jumbo taxi for 8 pax group. It is easy to travel and free to move.
My coverage areas are Nagasaki, Saga, and Fukuoka prefectures. But I live near Omura city in Nagasaki prefecture, so depending on where I meet you (meet-up), I will request you to pay the Meet-up fee (transportation cost back and forth to the meeting spot) in cash on site. The meet-up fee will be different based on the transportation fee from where I stay. Before the tour date, I will inform you how much the meet-up fee in the original tour plan.
Here are the basic meet-up fees for each area, Ohmura city is 2,000 JPY, Sasebo city is 3,500JPY, Isahaya city is 3,500 JPY, Nagasaki city is 4,000JPY, Saga is 8,000JPY, and Fukuoka is 15,000JPY. I will try to choose the cheapest way to travel. If you don't care high meet-up fee, I go anywhere as far as I can.
I work in both Nagasaki and Okinawa, working in 2 places for about half and half days a month. I have lived in Okinawa for over 12 years and am qualified and registered as an Okinawa Prefectural interpreter tour guide.
On my schedule calendar, available days mean that I stay in Nagasaki; on the contrary, unavailable days mean I am in Okinawa(mostly), so I might be able to guide you in Okinawa. I have another GWG account in Okinawa also, please visit it, too.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Nagasaki Tour Reviews
“Rainy day in Nagasaki”
Despite the weather we had a great day in Nagasaki with our private guide Hero. He went out of his way to rent a large comfortable vehicle for our group of 5 and rearranged the tour to accommodate the rain. He was very receptive and flexible and had a lot of knowledge to share!
Yukihiro (Hero)行博
(33 reviews)Hi Karen, Thank you very much for the great review for me; I so appreciate it. I hope to see you at some other opportunity in the future!! Hero
“A great first day + introduction to Nagasaki with Hero - looking forward to more”
I'm very grateful for Hero's patience (I took ages photographing virtually everything everywhere), kindness, knowledge, helpfulness and sense of humour - it was a lot to take in but all very relevant to my novel WIP, so am delighted with his assistance for this very important research I am doing. Also very grateful he drove me back to the car park to find my lost wallet and showed me how to reach the train station in the morning. Also had some fun/funny moments too, so a nice bit of comic relief from seriousness of bomb and martyrdom sites.
Yukihiro (Hero)行博
(33 reviews)Hi Jane, Thank you very much for everything today!! Ⅰ have rerieved several time today, I also realized the god’s blessing to us. Tomorrow is another day, hope to see you at the meeting spot smoothly. Have a good night! Hero
“Wonderful tour!”
Hero was an absolutely terrific guide! He was very informative, and very flexible in meeting our interests. First rate.
Yukihiro (Hero)行博
(33 reviews)Thank you for your first rating for me, I appreciated it. Unfortunately, we couldn't go Mt. Inasa Observatory, it was my regret today. Hope to see you again someday somewhere in the future! Best regards, Hero
