Chapter1 Identification of the Property
Identification of the Property 1.a Country Japan 1.b State, Province or Region Nagasaki Prefecture and Kumamoto Prefecture 1.c Name of Property Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region 1.d Geographical coordinates to the nearest second The property that the Government of Japan hereby nominates for inscription on the World Heritage List, Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region, is located in the coastal area and remote islands in the northwestern part of Kyushu Island of the Japanese Archipelago, which is situated at the eastern edge of East Asia. The nominated property consists of 12 components, and their locations are listed in Table 1-001. 5
Table 1-001 The location and area of each component Id n 001 002 003 Name of the component part Remains of Hara Castle Kasuga Village and Sacred Places in Hirado (Kasuga Village and Mt. Yasumandake) Kasuga Village and Sacred Places in Hirado (Nakaenoshima Island) Regions / Districts Nagasaki Prefecture (Minamishimabara City) Nagasaki Prefecture (Hirado City) Nagasaki Prefecture (Hirado City) Coordinates of the Central Point N 32 37 44 E 130 15 16 N 33 20 22 E 129 26 38 N 33 22 25 E 129 27 52 Area of Nominated component of the Property (ha) 48.48 320.50 2.96 Area of the Buffer Zone (ha) 1,181.60 1,934.27 Map N Figure 1-005 Figure 1-007 004 Sakitsu Village in Amakusa Kumamoto Prefecture (Amakusa City) N 32 18 44 E 130 1 33 1.28 152.14 Figure 1-009 005 Shitsu Village in Sotome Nagasaki Prefecture (Nagasaki City) N 32 50 42 E 129 42 2 35.07 479.25 Figure 1-011 006 Ono Village in Sotome Nagasaki Prefecture (Nagasaki City) N 32 51 53 E 129 41 9 58.09 198.22 Figure 1-013 007 Villages on Kuroshima Island Nagasaki Prefecture (Sasebo City) N 33 8 21 E 129 32 13 458.99 1,581.65 Figure 1-015 008 Remains of Villages on Nozaki Island Nagasaki Prefecture (Ojika Town) N 33 11 13 E 129 7 46 704.75 1,824.40 Figure 1-017 009 Villages on Kashiragashima Island Nagasaki Prefecture (Shinkamigoto Town) N 33 0 44 E 129 10 58 111.48 934.76 Figure 1-019 010 Villages on Hisaka Island Nagasaki Prefecture (Goto City) N 32 48 8 E 128 54 14 3,732.72 3,589.98 Figure 1-021 011 Egami Village on Naru Island (Egami Church and its Surroundings) Nagasaki Prefecture (Goto City) N 32 47 26 E 128 52 48 94.11 228.48 Figure 1-023 012 Oura Cathedral Nagasaki Prefecture (Nagasaki City) N 32 44 3 E 129 52 12 0.91 47.68 Figure 1-025 Total area (in hectares) 5,569.34 12,152.43 6
75 60 45 30 15 N N 0 15 S 30 45 60 0 2000 4000 km 75 15 W 5 E E 10 25 40 55 70 85 100 115 130 145 160 175 170 W 170 155 140 125 110 95 80 65 50 35 Figure 1-001 World map indicating the location of Japan 50 40 30 20 0 500 km 100 115 130 145 160 Figure 1-002 Map indicating the location of Nagasaki Prefecture, Kumamoto Prefecture, and Japan 10000 7
34 Fukuoka Prefecture Saga Prefecture Oita Prefecture Nagasaki Prefecture e Kumamoto m Prefecture ec Miyazaki Prefecture e 32 Kagoshima Prefecture 0 50 100 km 30 130 132 Figure 1-003 Map indicating the relevant location on Kyusyu Island 8
1.e Maps and plans, showing the boundaries of the nominated property and buffer zone Figure 1-004 Map indicating the location of the nominated property and buffer zones 9
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001 Remains of Hara Castle Identification of the Property 130 14 130 15 130 16 32 40 32 39 32 38 32 37 37 Nominated property rty Buffer fer zone scale = 1/30,000 Figure 1-005 Map indicating the extent of the nominated property and buffer zone (Created based on the digital map of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI).) 11
001 Remains of Hara Castle Figure 1-006 Map indicating the extent of the Remains of Hara Castle 12
002 003 Kasuga Village and Sacred Places in Hirado 129 26 129 26 129 27 129 27 27 129 28 129 28 129 29 129 29 33 23 33 22 2 33 21 3 21 33 20 3 20 Nominated property rty scale = 1/40,000 Buffer fer zone 33 19 3 1 0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 (km) Figure 1-007 Map indicating the extent of the nominated property and buffer zone (Created based on the digital maps of the GSI.) 13
002, 003 Kasuga Village and Sacred Places in Hirado Figure 1-008 Map indicating the extent of Kasuga Village and Sacred Places in Hirado 14
004 Sakitsu Village in Amakusa Identification of the Property 130 01 130 01 130 02 130 02 02 32 20 32 19 32 18 Nominated property rty Buffer fer zone scale = 1/20,000 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 (km) Figure 1-009 Map indicating the extent of the nominated property and buffer zone (Created based on the digital maps of the GSI.) 15
004 Sakitsu Village in Amakusa Site of a house of Hidden Christian leaders Site of the house of village headmen from the Yoshida family present precincts of Sakitsu Church Sakitsu Suwa Shrine Site of the former Sakitsu Church (Site of the convent) scale = 1/2,000 Nominated property 0 20 40 60 80 100 (m) Figure 1-010 Map indicating the extent of Sakitsu Village in Amakusa 16
005 Shitsu Village in Sotome Identification of the Property 129 41 129 42 129 43 129 43 32 52 32 51 32 50 Component Nominated property rty Buffer fer zone scale = 1/30,000 1/25,000 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 (km) Figure 1-011 Map indicating the extent of the nominated property and buffer zone (Created based on the digital maps of the GSI.) 17
005 Shitsu Village in Sotome Figure 1-012 Map indicating the extent of Shitsu Village in Sotome 18
006 Ono Village in Sotome Identification of the Property 129 41 129 42 32 53 32 52 32 51 Nominated property rty Buffer fer zone scale = 1/20,000 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 (km) Figure 1-013 Map indicating the extent of the nominated property and buffer zone (Created based on the digital maps of the GSI.) 19
006 Ono Village in Sotome Figure 1-014 Map indicating the extent of Ono Village in Sotome 20
007 Villages on Kuroshima Island 129 29 129 30 129 31 129 32 129 33 129 34 33 11 3 11 33 10 33 09 3 09 33 08 3 08 scale = 1/100,000 33 07 3 07 Nominated property rty scale = 1/50,000 0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 (km) Buffer fer zone 33 06 3 06 Figure 1-015 Map indicating the extent of the nominated property and buffer zone (Created based on the digital maps of the GSI.) 21
007 Villages on Kuroshima Island Figure 1-016 Map indicating the extent of the Villages on Kuroshima Island 22
008 Remains of Villages on Nozaki Island 129 06 129 07 129 08 129 09 33 13 33 12 33 11 33 10 Nominated property rty Buffer fer zone Component Buffer zone scale = 1/40,000 scale = 1/30,000 0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 (km) 33 09 Figure 1-017 Map indicating the extent of the nominated property and buffer zone (Created based on the digital maps of the GSI.) 23
008 Remains of Villages on Nozaki Island Figure 1-018 Map indicating the extent of the Remains of Villages on Nozaki Island 24
009 Villages on Kashiragashima Island 129 10 129 11 129 12 33 01 3 01 33 00 3 00 0 32 59 Component Nominated property rty Buffer Buffer zone fer zone scale scale = = 1/30,000 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 (km) Figure 1-019 Map indicating the extent of the nominated property and buffer zone (Created based on the digital maps of the GSI.) 25
009 Villages on Kashiragashima Island Figure 1-020 Map indicating the extent of the Villages on Kashiragashima Island 26
010 Villages on Hisaka Island Identification of the Property 128 48 128 50 128 52 128 54 128 56 32 52 32 50 32 48 32 46 32 44 scale = 1/100,000 32 42 Nominated property rty Buffer fer zone scale = 1/100,000 Figure 1-021 Map indicating the extent of the nominated property and buffer zone (Created based on the digital maps of the GSI.) 27 32 40
010 Villages on Hisaka Island Figure 1-022 Map indicating the extent of the Villages on Hisaka Island 28
011 Egami Village on Naru Island (Egami Church and its Surroundings) 128 54 128 55 32 52 2 32 51 Nominated property rty Buffer fer zone Component Buffer zone scale = 1/20,000 scale = 1/30,000 0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 (km) Figure 1-023 Map indicating the extent of the nominated property and buffer zone (Created based on the digital maps of the GSI.) 29
011 Egami Village on Naru Island (Egami Church and its Surroundings) Figure 1-024 Map indicating the extent of Egami Village on Naru Island (Egami Church and its Surroundings) 30
012 Oura Cathedral Identification of the Property Figure 1-025 Map indicating the extent of the nominated property and buffer zone (Created based on the digital maps of the GSI.) 31
012 Oura Cathedral Figure 1-026 Map indicating the extent of the Oura Cathedral 32
1.f Area of nominated property (ha.) and proposed buffer zone (ha.) Area of nominated property: 5,569.34 ha Buffer zone 12,152.43 ha Total 17,721.77 ha 33