AMAKUSA, KUMAMOTO PREF. – Goshuin stamps made by three different places of worship — a shrine, a temple and a church — at an obscure fishing community within a UNESCO World Heritage site in Kumamoto Prefecture is generating a buzz with tourists.
With some 200 households, the Sakitsu district in Amakusa depends mainly on fishing for its livelihood. It was one of the “hidden Christian” sites added to the World Heritage list in 2018.
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