5 Sights in Hirado, Japan (with Map and Images)

Explore interesting sights in Hirado, Japan. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 5 sights are available in Hirado, Japan.

List of cities in Japan Sightseeing Tours in Hirado

1. 志々伎神社

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Shijiki Shrine (志々伎神社, Shijiki-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Nogo-cho, Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is also written as Shishiki Shrine or Shijiki Shrine. A small shrine in the ceremony, formerly a prefectural company. There are branches of Shijiki, Shishiki, and Shijiki in various parts of Kyushu. It is large in scale and is the largest company in the prefecture. Shin sumo, which has been handed down since ancient times, is said to be the original form of today's sumo. Jangara, which is held all over Hirado Island, is also spread by our company.

Wikipedia: 志々伎神社 (JA)

2. St. Francis Xavier Memorial Church

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Hirado Xavier Memorial Church (Hirado Xavier Memorial Church) is a Catholic church and cathedral located in Kagamikawa-cho, Hirado, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. The guardian of the church is the archangel St. Michael, but in 1971 (Showa 46) to commemorate St. Francis Xavier's three visits to Hirado, a statue of Xavier was built beside the church, so it came to be called "St. Francis Xavier Memorial Cathedral", and then it was renamed to the current name.

Wikipedia: 平戸ザビエル記念教会 (JA)

3. 大バエ灯台

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The Ōbae Hana Lighthouse is a chalk lighthouse located at the northern end of Ikutsuki Island in Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is built on a large fly cliff of about 80 m. There is an observation deck and you can climb the lighthouse by stairs. It is commonly known as the Great Fly Lighthouse.

Wikipedia: 大碆鼻灯台 (JA)

4. Hirado Castle

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Hirado Castle was the seat of the Matsura clan, the daimyō of Hirado Domain, of Hizen Province, Kyūshū. It is located in present-day Hirado city Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It was also known as Kameoka Castle .

Wikipedia: Hirado Castle (EN)

5. 鄭成功記念館

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Zheng Chenggong Memorial Hall is a memorial hall located in Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture. The museum opened in 2013 in recognition of Zheng Chenggong, a soldier and politician born in Hirado City.

Wikipedia: 鄭成功記念館 (JA)

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