St. Francis Xavier Shimonoseki Jorikunoji

Spanish missionary

It is the place where Francis Xavier landed in 1550. He is maybe the most famous foreign missionary in Japan.

Please do not miss it

This monument is in between Karato Market and Kamon Wharf and it is very easy to be missed. I found it on my second.Nothing special but you should see it if you are near by. This is the place where S...

There was a stone monument between Kamon Wharf and Karato Market.

Original Text

　Francis Xavier, who first conveyed Christianity to Japan in 1549, traveled to western Japan and saw his traces in several towns. I also found traces of Francis Xavier in Shimonoseki. The location is between Kamon Wharf and Karato Market, which is crowded with many tourists. There was a stone monument that said, "The landing point of St. Francis Xavier Shimonoseki." The quay is right next to it, and it's the Kanmon Strait.

Xavier stopped by Shimonoseki.

Original Text

　On the way from Kamon Wharf to Karato Market, there was a monument that said "the landing site of St. Francis Xavier Shimonoseki". In 1550, Francis Xavier left Kyushu to head for Kyoto where the Emperor was, and landed in Shimonoseki, the first place in Honshu. It is said that a monument was built in this area to commemorate the place, but since this place is a landfill, Xavier actually landed under the large torii gate of Kameyama Hachimangu Shrine on the inland side ...

Established to commemorate Xavier's 450th anniversary in Japan

Original Text

St. Francis Xavier landed on Tanegashima in 1549 (Astronomical 18), a Catholic priest and missionary born in the kingdom of Navarra in Spain. There was also one of the founding members of the Jesuits. Around the same time, guns were introduced, and the guns were originally called "Tanegashima". The following year, Xavier aspired to mission in the capital and landed in Shimonoseki with a monk Fernandez and Japanese believers. This monument is Xavier's visit to Japan 45 ...