Fellowship of Theology, Family and Human Formation presents
Hidden Christians of Kyushu Tour of Fukuoka & Nagasaki
June 22 - June 30, 2024
Purpose: To explore on-site the land, culture, and faith of the hidden Christians of Kyushu, disciples of Jesus Christ, and one of the longest running Christian revivals during the Tokugawa rule with an aim toward personal spiritual growth in the areas of discipleship and post-Christian apologetics.
Tour Package: Includes hotels, 2 meals/day, Guided Tour of Endo Shusaku museum, Northern Kyushu and Nagasaki, Teaching on the Fumi-e – the life and thought - by local scholars from the Japan Prayer Network staffers, Transportation from Fukuoka to Nagasaki.
(Participants will arrange their own flights to Japan and travel from airport to Daiwa Roynet Hotel Fukuoka, also known as Hotel Hakata Gion. Tour ends in Nagasaki where participants are free to return home, or travel elsewhere.)
Dates: Saturday, June 22, 2023 – Sunday, June 30, 2024
Japan's Holy War on Christianity
Required reading: Silence, by Endo Shusaku (obtainable at most good Japanese outlets including Books Kinokuniya in Singapore).
Pricing: $3,499 USD – Double Occupancy (2 people per room) | $4,499 USD – Single Occupancy (1 person per room).
Additional costs: Room and travel costs for the Pottery Exhibition from Wed 26 - Sun 30 June are on your own due to summer variables in central Tokyo.
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Flights to Fukuoka (FUK): Choose flight from place of your choosing with the goal to arrive in Fukuoka by early afternoon of Saturday, June 22, 2024.
Fukuoka City Airport to Daiwa Roynet (also Hotel Hakata Gion) - Starting Location of Tour
Monterrey Hotel to Fukuoko Airport by bus - End Location of Tour
ITINERARY SUMMARY:**
Saturday, June 22: Start of Program, Afternoon Tea in Tenjin and welcome by Japan Prayer Network – Orientation/ Dinner
Sunday, June 23: Nagasaki – Tour of Endo Shushaku museum/ Lunch after check in at Monterrey Hotel, Nagasaki
Monday, June 24: Coast, Nagasaki – Tour of “Hidden Christian Sites” Coast off Sotome / Atomic Bomb museum, Nagasaki /
Tuesday, June 25: Nagasaki – Magistrate’s Museum/Free Afternoon /