Yamaguchi St. Francis Xavier Memorial Church

Address: 4-1 Kameyamacho, Yamaguchi, 753-0089, Japan. Getting there: The St. Francis Xavier Memorial Church stands about 1.3 kilometers northwest of Yamaguchi Station. Highlights: The Yamaguchi St. Francis Xavier Memorial Church commemorates the Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier. The church was built in 1952. You are welcomed to tour the modern and artistically designed interior of the church. Its first floor houses a museum that exhibits Christian paintings, statues, medallions, clothing and other religious items, as well as old maps depicting the development of Christianity in Japan and showing the route of Xavier's travels. Opening hours: 9am to 5pm daily Admission fee: 300yen to enter the church museum #bucketlistreboot #traveljapan #culturewalk