Christian Japan

Hidden for centuries. Open to pilgrims today.

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Hasekura & Tenshō embassy sites, Rome

RomeChristian Century (1549–1614)partly verified

History

The Tenshō embassy (1585) and Hasekura Tsunenaga (1615) were received in Rome by the Pope. Placeholder location: Piazza del Gesù area; specific sites to research. [Uncertain]

Getting there

Central Rome.

Sources

Coordinates 41.8986, 12.4768 (approximate)