CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Sakitsu Village in Amakusa and Villages on Kuroshima Island
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1. Sakitsu Village in Amakusa
A small Gothic church with a spire stands right at the water's edge in Sakitsu, a fishing village tucked into an inlet on the southern coast of Amakusa's Shimoshima island. It looks almost Breton, a surprise in rural Kyushu, and the story behind it is one of the most moving in Japanese history. When Christianity was banned in the early seventeenth century, the people of Sakitsu kept their faith in secret for over two centuries, disguising prayers and objects as Buddhist or Shinto practice, and using things from their own fishing life, such as abalone shells whose inner patterns recalled holy images, as objects of devotion.
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Sakitsu Village in Amakusa is where the day begins. Next is Takashima Coal Mine/ Takashima Coal Mine.
2. Back to Sakitsu Village in Amakusa
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Read the complete Sakitsu Village in Amakusa write-up.
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back through Takashima Coal Mine/ Takashima Coal Mine, late in the day. Next is Sakitsu Village in Amakusa.
3. Sakitsu Village in Amakusa
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Sakitsu Village in Amakusa write-up.
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Back at Sakitsu Village in Amakusa. That is the ride.
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Sakitsu Village in Amakusa to Back to Sakitsu Village in Amakusa
Sakitsu Village in Amakusa → Back to Sakitsu Village in Amakusa is 0 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.