Oura Roman Catholic Church and Glover-en

They are the famous sightseeing spot of Nagasaki, and the wallpaper of Oura Roman Catholic Church and Glover-en

Oura Roman Catholic Church and Glover-en are one of the sightseeing spots representing Nagasaki Prefecture. In Oura Roman Catholic Church, an official name is called "Japanese 26 Saint martyr Roman Catholic Church",For the memorial service for 26 persons which received persecution and died in the performance of job by command of Hideyoshi Toyotomi Christian prohibition from the first The French Bernard Petitjean father and the Furet father will design in 1864, and a Japanese carpenter's head and hill Hidenoshin are the churches of the Christianity built on the background of death. There is famous stained glass in the inside of the building of Oura Roman Catholic Church. Moreover, Virgin Mary's white image is erected in the chapel entrance of Oura Roman Catholic Church. Oura Roman Catholic Church is designated as the national treasure in 1933, though it is a Western style building. It is said that this may say that the person who actually made was a Japanese, and national treasure specification of a Western style building is only Oura Roman Catholic Church uniquely in Japan. Properly speaking, he would like to photo the stained glass said to be very beautiful the inside of a chapel, and, naturally it carried out for the purpose of it, but although I reached and understand, though regrettable, photography is forbidden and cannot photograph inside. Although the admission fee of Oura Roman Catholic Church was 300 yen, since it was meaningless when inside could not be photographed, a photograph was taken by looking far, and it pulled up from outside dejectedly, and went to Glover-en. Glover-en is one of the typical spot of Nagasaki where an exotic mood drifts. In Glover-en, the building which can be called building in foreign style in Nagasaki is located in a line. Glover-en is immediately near Oura Roman Catholic Church, and he walks and it is arranged in several minutes. Although referred to as one of the settlements for the foreigner of the Minamiyama hand in Nagasaki that Japan which opened a country to foreign intercourse by the end of the national isolation policy from the first began construction first for the coming foreigners,Since the situation changed after that, a foreigner can live now in Japan freely and the settlement was abolished, the buildings of the settlement currently lost are collected and it opens as Glover-en in 1974. It is said that Nagasaki residents are no charge although an admission fee needs here [ of 600 yen ]. That the town and Nagasaki of a hill are also realizable has very new composition referred to as reaching in the feature of Glover-en to the entrance located at first in the highest place in what and a moving platform. inspection of Glover-en is touch that he walks, until lower, getting down from there to a slope. The reason Glover-en is called sightseeing spot is in a slope too, and I also think that it will be a big reason that a whole view of the Nagasaki harbor can be commanded. It has composition like the observatory which can overlook the Nagasaki harbor from Glover's residence, the open space in front of the 2nd dog house of old Mitsubishi, etc. Glover's residence which became the origin of the name of Glover-en is the oldest wooden European-style building in Japan built in 1863, and serves as a country specification important cultural property now. Oura Roman Catholic Church and Glover-en merely have nothing for exclusive use as a parking lot. Although a car will be parked to a nearby private pay parking lot, the number has a limitation. opening time -- 18:00, however Glover-en are run from 8:00 from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and, seemingly, Glover-en is run for Oura Roman Catholic Church during the summer till 9:30 night

Oura Roman Catholic Church	The roof of Oura Roman Catholic Church	The 2nd dog house of old Mitsubishi	The Nagasaki harbor seen from Glover-en
A walker's residence	The old Nagasaki District Court length government residence	The Miura Tamaki image beside old Linger's residence	Glover's residence and a garden
Glover's residence and the Nagasaki harbor	The situation inside Glover's residence	The table of Glover's residence and the West	Glover-en, the carp in which it swims
Nagasaki traditional-performing-arts hall	About Nagasaki Festival(Nagasaki Kunchi)	The dragon object of a dragon dance	Scenery of the town and Nagasaki of a hill