Nagasaki in depth
Best for pilgrims focused exclusively on Nagasaki’s martyrs, churches and witnesses to peace.
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Eight itineraries. Eight dedicated pages.
Compare the routes here, then open the complete day-by-day itinerary that best fits your parish, priest, travel dates and desired pace.
Choose your pace
Find the right spiritual journey.
Each itinerary has its own page, making the routes easier to read, share and compare.
6 days · Flexible datesNagasaki OnlyNagasaki · Hirado · Unzen · Shimabara · Daily Mass7 days · Flexible datesTokyo, Yokohama & Mount FujiOne hotel base · Daily parish Mass · Greater Tokyo10 days · Flexible datesEssential Catholic JapanTokyo · Mount Fuji · Nagasaki · Kyoto · Nara · Osaka10 days · Flexible datesTokyo, Nagasaki & KyotoTokyo · Mount Fuji · Nagasaki · Nara · Kyoto · Osaka · No Hiroshima · No Akita11 days · Flexible datesFall Pilgrimage: Tokyo to AkitaTokyo · Mount Fuji · Nagasaki · Shimabara · Akita12 days · Flexible datesCatholic Heritage & PeaceTokyo · Mount Fuji · Nagasaki · Hiroshima · Osaka · Kyoto · Nara · No Akita12 days · Flexible datesOur Lady of Akita & Catholic HeritageTokyo · Mount Fuji · Nagasaki · Osaka · Kyoto · Nara · Akita · No Hiroshima14 days · Flexible datesMartyrs, Mary & Hidden ChristiansAkita · Nagasaki · Amakusa · Hiroshima · Kansai
A pilgrimage, not just a tour
Daily worship gives the route its rhythm.
Our team works with churches and religious communities so Mass, prayer and reflection remain central to the itinerary.
 | Mass near Hara Castle Prayer beneath a memorial carved in woodOur pilgrims gather for Mass at Hara Castle Holy Maria Kannon Hall in Minamishimabara. Behind the altar stands a 10-meter sculpture of Mary and the Child Jesus, carved from camphor wood by Eiji Oyamatsu over roughly 40 years. The work honors those who died in the Shimabara–Amakusa Rebellion. It gives this moment of worship a direct connection to the region’s Christian history. |
How to choose
Time, depth and spiritual focus.
The shorter routes concentrate on essential experiences. Longer journeys add peace memorials, Marian devotion, Hidden Christian communities and more time for prayer and reflection.
One easy base
Best for first-time visitors and groups that prefer fewer hotel changes.
Essential heritage
Best for parishes seeking Tokyo, Mount Fuji, Nagasaki and Kansai.
No Hiroshima or Akita
Best for groups wanting more time in Nagasaki and Kyoto without additional long-distance regions.
Scheduled 2027
Best for pilgrims joining the September Tokyo–Nagasaki–Akita journey.
Hiroshima, not Akita
Best for groups focused on martyrs, reconciliation and the peace witness of Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
Akita, not Hiroshima
Best for Marian pilgrims drawn to Our Lady of Akita and the Eucharistic devotion associated with the convent.
Complete pilgrimage
Best for Marian groups and travelers drawn to Hidden Christian history.
Made for your group
Every itinerary is a starting point.
We adapt private routes to your chaplain, dates, group size, mobility needs, hotel level and budget. Daily Mass is coordinated with local churches and remains subject to clergy, church and liturgical-calendar availability.
Optional additions include the Goto Islands, Yamaguchi and Tsuwano, Kagoshima, parish exchanges, retreat time and pre- or post-pilgrimage extensions.
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