Hirosaki Catholic Church

The wooden Romanesque church features white plaster interior walls contrasting with dark wooden pillars and extends upward with a gabled roof topped by a steeple.

The present church structure, completed in 1910 under Father Auger's guidance, replaced the original 1882 building constructed during early Catholic missionary work in Hirosaki.

The church's stained glass windows combine biblical imagery with local elements, depicting Mount Iwaki, Tsugaru-shamisen instruments, and regional apple cultivation motifs.

Visitors can access the church via the 100-yen Loop Bus from JR Hirosaki Station to Hirosaki Culture Center, followed by a five-minute walk to 20 Hyakkoku-machi Koji.

An eight-meter-high Gothic altar made of oak in 1866, donated by Saint Thomas Church from Amsterdam, displays detailed biblical sculptures within the Japanese structure.

Website: http://sendai.catholic.jp/hirosakicatholicchurch.html

GPS coordinates: 40.60636,140.47211

Latest update: March 5, 2025 06:34