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Otome Toge Maria Chapel

Photo by そらみみ (soramimi) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Otome Toge Maria Chapel

乙女峠マリア聖堂

Shimane · Chugoku

A small memorial chapel on a hilltop marking the site where persecuted hidden Christians were imprisoned and died in the 1860s-70s.

Why it's hidden

A quiet, somber site connected to Japan's hidden-Christian history, far less visited than Nagasaki's equivalents.

Crowd level
Hidden gem
Rating
4.4· 155 reviews
Opening hours
Daily Open 24 hours

Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.

Admission
Small hilltop memorial chapel and martyrdom site; free to visit.
Nearest station
Tsuwano Station · 5 min walk
Website
sun-net.jp/~otome/99_blank007016.html

Today

Open 24 hoursFree

Stored weekly hours

Daily Open 24 hours

Tags

chapelhistory

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