Urakami Cathedral
カトリック浦上教会（浦上天主堂）
Once East Asia's largest red-brick church, destroyed by the atomic bomb in 1945 and later rebuilt. It preserves damaged saint statues and the Atomic-Bombed Madonna.
Urakami Cathedral was completed in 1925 by Urakami believers who had kept their faith in hiding for more than two centuries. At the time, it was the largest Romanesque red-brick church in East Asia. On August 9, 1945, the atomic bomb exploded about 500 metres away. The church was destroyed, and all the believers praying inside were killed. It was rebuilt in 1959, and around 2008 its red-brick exterior was restored. In front of the church stand damaged stone statues of saints from the bombing. Collapsed fragments of the bell tower still lie in the valley to the north. The Atomic-Bombed Madonna, whose head is scorched black, is enshrined in a small chapel inside. Admission is free, but do not enter during mass. It is about a 10-minute walk from Peace Park and can be combined with the Atomic Bomb Museum.
Opening hours
Approx. 09:00–17:00 (closed to visitors during Mass)
Nearby sights
- Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
- Nagasaki Peace Park
- Sanno Shrine One-Legged Torii
- Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum
- Suwa Shrine
- Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture
- Mount Inasa Night View
- Meganebashi Bridge