Nagasaki Hidden Christian Sites
Also known as Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region, Churches and Christian Sites in Nagasaki
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iii).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Japan
Inscribed
2018
Area
5,567 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Nagasaki Hidden Christian Sites is about 85 km south-west of Sasebo. The nearest other World Heritage site is Okinoshima, about 200 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Sasebo · about 237,000 peopleabout 85 km north-east
- Nagasaki · about 435,000 peopleabout 90 km east
- Fukuoka · about 2,792,000 peopleabout 170 km north-east
- Kumamoto · about 718,000 peopleabout 170 km east
- Kagoshima · about 555,000 peopleabout 210 km south-east
- Kitakyūshū · about 998,000 peopleabout 210 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
JapanCultural195 km away
South KoreaNatural230 km away
South KoreaCultural271 km away
South KoreaCultural284 km away
JapanCultural294 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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