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Dozaki Church
1908 brick church by Father Peru, Goto's early church site, now a museum of persecution history.
Onidake Astronomical Observatory
A 60 cm Newtonian reflecting telescope, among Kyushu's largest, with staff commentary. The Milky Way is visible naked-eye.
Osezaki Lighthouse
White lighthouse on a cliff at Fukue Island's westernmost point, chosen among Japan's 50 lighthouses.
Mizonoura Church
White wooden church rebuilt in 1938, mixing Romanesque, Gothic, and Japanese architecture.
Samurai Residence Street Furusato Hall
Single-story wooden tourism base on Fukue samurai house ruins, with exhibits, a garden room, and a cafe.
Nanatake Shrine
Enshrines seven Heike nobles and retainers who took their lives at Mount Nanatake after fleeing to Goto.
Tamanoura Camellia
Famous Goto camellia mutation found in 1947; the original died from overharvesting, but descendants spread worldwide.
Goto Tourism History Museum
Keep-style museum at Fukue Castle Ninomaru, displaying Goto history and culture in chronological order.
Jotobana
Breakwater completed in 1846 by Goto Morishige to ease Fukue Castle works; also served as a lighthouse.
Onidake Volcanic Group
Five volcanoes of shield then cinder-cone form; grassy Onidake is ideal for hiking and kite flying.
Egami Village on Naru Island (Egami Church and Surroundings)
Sotome Hidden Christians kept their faith in a seaside valley; a later wooden church symbolized the end of hiding.
Abunze Lava Coast
Black rugged lava shore about 7 km long, formed by an eruption near Onidake some 50,000 years ago.
Goto Camellia Garden
Six-hectare garden with about 260 varieties and 2,800 camellias, sea views, and a grass ski slope.
Prayer Goddess Statue (Hachikuma)
Seibo Kitamura statue and bell consoling Pacific War troops who last looked back at Osezaki and never returned.
Birthplace of the Haenkaze Floating Offshore Wind Turbine
Japan's first floating offshore wind turbine Haenkaze was demonstrated off Kabashima, then moved off Fukue.
Sagashima Senjojiki
Junction of Medake and Odake, where layered volcanic ash eroded by waves, rain, and wind forms unique scenery.
Shigeshiki Dam
Nagasaki-managed earth dam for irrigation and water; spring cherry blossoms, greenery, and downstream fireflies.
Mt. Medake (Sagashima)
Exposed crater where the volcano's cross-section shows gray lava in reddish debris.
Ikezuka Hamajincho
Hamajincho colony near a quiet high-tide line, about 30 minutes northwest of Naru Port. Blooms around December to March.
Sairen-ji Temple
Kabashima's only temple, built in 1943 and cared for by locals, where the New Year's Eve bell can be rung.
Hisakajima Camellia Primeval Forest
Goto camellias center on Hisakajima; this representative forest at east-coast Nagahama covers about one hectare.
Motokura Townscape
Former offshore fishing base in Tamanoura, once home to over 10,000. Two-story houses crowd behind the port.
Togi Bridge
Red arch bridge built in 1979 over Togi Bay, linking Okuura and Togi; also a film location.
Miiraku Church Catholic Museum
Beside the church, displaying Hidden Christian persecution materials, rebuilding photos, and whaling-era tools.
Tamanoura Eighty-Eight Kannon Hall
88-site pilgrimage modeled on Shikoku, established in March 1936. The Kannon hall in Fukura cemetery is the start.
Shiraishi Mooring Stone (Japan Heritage)
Shiraishi was the Kentoshi ships' last port of call; this small mooring stone is worshipped for fishing and maritime safety.
Ebisu Shrine
Shrine by Ifuki pier enshrining Ebisu, god of big catches. Invited in 1536 and rebuilt in 1945.
Amagozen Park
Sea-view park near Hasama and Hamasako with a small Amagozen shrine, grave, and sandy beach among rocks.
Goto Coral Museum
Museum on the second floor of Deguchi Coral Shop, showing Meiji coral, boat models, and world coral.
Kentoshi Ship Anchorage Monument
Monument on the cape in Uotsugazaki Park to a Kentoshi ship anchorage, visited by many tourists.
Hiroari Kasamatsu Memorial Museum
Museum in a former elementary school on Naru Island, centered on painter Hiroari Kasamatsu's works.
Ashinoura Viewpoint
Overlook of a small fishing village where hidden Christians once lived; 15 minutes by car from Hongama Port.