Catholic Ono Church (Ono Church)

A church in the "Ōno Settlement", a constituent asset of the World Heritage Site "The Hidden Christian Related Heritage of Nagasaki and the Amakusa Region". In 1893, the church was designed and constructed by Father Do Ro and built for the 26 devotees of the Ono settlement, with a private house-style building of about 6.1m in the front and about 11.8m in depth. There is only one room inside, and a priest's room is built separately at the back. Cruz is painted on the roof of the Japanese-style roof and on the demon tiles, and there are windows made of semi-circular arches with brick on the outer wall, which are stacked with stones. The outer wall, called the Do-ro wall, is made of local basalt splitting stones and is made of mud plaster made of red clay mixed with lime. Although an internal tour is not possible, the Western-style architectural techniques of Father Do Ro, such as huts using timber-framed trusses, are typically shown, and are designated as important cultural treasures of the country.








