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Sotome Pilgrimage Course
This course takes you from Kurosaki Church to the Endo Shusaku Literature Museum, and from Shitsu Church to the Father de Rotz Memorial Museum, allowing you to feel the breath of prayer and faith.
Duration: 180 minutes Price: 23,280 yen (tax included) per vehicle (admission fee not included)
The Father de Rotz Memorial Museum and the Former Shitsu Aid Center are located on a steep slope, so you may not be able to see them without the assistance of someone accompanying you.
Departing from Nagasaki Station or hotels in the city center
Kurosaki Church *
This church was the setting for Shusaku Endo's novel "Silence." It was completed in 1920 and built by believers who piled up the bricks. It features a simple exterior and an interior with impressive stained glass.
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Shusaku Endo Literature Museum
This is a place where you can immerse yourself in the world of Shusaku Endo, a writer known for novels such as Silence. Located in Sotome, Nagasaki, you can learn about the life and works of Shusaku Endo through his belongings and manuscripts.
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Father de Rotz Memorial Museum
This facility conveys the achievements of Father de Rotz, a French missionary with deep ties to the Sotome area. Built by renovating a sardine net factory that the priest built, it showcases his wide-ranging activities, including medicine, architecture, and industry.
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Arrival at Nagasaki Station or hotels in the city center
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