Catholic facts of Japan: > In Nagasaki (which has historically been the most Catholic town in Japan) the convent founded by St. Maximilian Kolbe and its friars did not succumb to the bomb and the construction remained. > A similar thing happened in Hiroshima, a house of Jesuits prayed the Rosary daily and was almost untouched by the bomb; the house was very close to the ground zero of the bomb by the way. > Our Lady has also a confirmed apparition to sister Agnes Sasagawa in Akita.
@@kingchickenwing4887 The recognition by the Catholic episcopate through and after a deep investigation of the phenomena, the canonicity of the messages, and the private life of the seers. The purpose is to discard natural phenomenas (physical or psychological), charlatans, social adventurers and people in search of profit.
@Ich Kämpfe You are talking a load of nonsense while you use a Nazi emblem you stupid hypocrite. There is nothing holy about paganism and witchcraft. Why don't you talk about the persecution of Christians, probably because you are too ignorant and don't even know .
@Ich Kämpfe Christianity is about peace and respect for one another. I do not walk around with a sword, this 2021. The world has evolved since then and you ignore the subjects of politics and ideology and the role they played in colonialism.
@Ich Kämpfe You have a very one sided view of history and also talk nonsense while you use a Nazi emblem which makes no sense. You don't mention a word about persecution of Christians by the islamic sword or the viking sword etc.
Putting many western Catholics to shame, perhaps we can learn from them, it's not necessarily the numbers in the pews that matter, but how much they adhere to the Catholic faith.
@@rebeccaanderson5626 "Fine for their culture"? Not according to Jesus. Luke 14:33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
Praise the Lord Jesus Christ 🙏 give strength and courage to Nagasaki and Hiroshima people in faith their land become fertile to live them with joy, happiness and faith.
I just love it how the Japanese Hidden Catholics pray at the grave sites of the martyrs, It shows that even when the word of the Bible is shared from mouth to mouth, they still mannaged to understand the theological knowledge that most Catholics don't know which is that the bodies of the dead are also the full person instead of believing that the person is just a soul!
@@cryptinflame4308 John 11:11 These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep. John 11:12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well. John 11:13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep. John 11:14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
That's a common misconception actually. Catholics 100% believe that the body is still an integral part of the person (along with the soul) and that's why reverence and care must be shown to the bodies of those who have passed on. We believe this because Christ's disciples showed homage onto Christ's body after his death and prior his resurrection.
@@louisgonzales4335 ya that was a new one I've never heard before. not sure where he got that from. we literally reject transgenderism and use relics for that very reason that the body and mind and soul are connected
Its sad many of the hidden Christians think of the established church as a different Christianity just because they have been hidden for centuries. They need to come home to what their church of Japan could have been. ❤️
@The Matrix yup, actually not only pagans but other religions, including other branches of Christianity. I digress. It's always worth something reviewing our human history. So much yo learn.
@@solarlola5953 yes, I am praising Mother Mary because if her apparations would not have been there, then Christianity would not have been alive till date. Just think her apparations in different places and situations with different emotions. Therefore she was called in different places and situations in different names.
Those Catholics who are criticizing / correcting people from "idolatry" do not know what they are talking about. Christians do not worship those statues they venerate them, just like you put a tomb stone on your family or your love ones grave, it is a way to remember the sacrifices that they have made and show them respect. If you saw some Christians praying in front of these so called "statue" maybe you should ask yourself why do you put a tomb stone in front of your love one grave surely it is not only to put there name, date they where born and died etc.
@@tali2225 seriously man？You just comment here with your satanic word.You know Catholism do not pray idols like Pagan Gods.If you notice the TEN COMMANDMENTS on the 1st command says “worship your god that cab save all days and proyect you dont worship the GOD that cannot save”.So thats why dont say that the Catholism is Idolatory..
Japanese people Christian and non-Christian alike practise in their lives what is expected from a Christian, much more than most Christians do. Respect for elders, etiquettes, hard work, giving etc.
The reason why Japan has a Catholic minority is because the Portuguese missionaries went to Japan in the 1500's and they converted the Japanese to Christianity.
I belive it's a mix of evangelical shinto and zen a little bit. Pictures of grandparents anyway is a shinto stuff. This is not about the book this is about the japanese way to go...
It seems nobody said it in the comments below, but the main reason they worship as they do, and the reason their worshipping is somewhat similar to buddhist way of conducting rituals is because when chirstianity was persecuted in japan they needed to camouflage their christianity so they needed to make it look like buddhist and shintoist worship, in order to not get executed. Hence maria was easily linkable to kannon, goddess of mercy, hence no crosses were shown openly, hence the statues look more like buddhist statues than christian ones, hence they were called "kakure" or "hidden" christians. It is a simple and well known historical fact, yet all the kneejerk "they are not christian, they are pagan" comments miss it.
oda nobunaga loves foreign and christianity he even make friend with a missionary but toyotomi hideyoshi and tokugawa ieyasu didn't like christianity and they even banned it all over japan because some christian incite a revolt if only were the oda had became the shogun maybe their was a lot of christian in japan today
@ElementHunter you are a native? we dont have the same experience under spanish colonization that im sure. one thing is the language most of your language disapeared ,you are speaking spanish and english now while we still have our own. and you have to admit theres ton of lies about thr spanish out there. just like the lie about japanese conversion by that other guy.
@ElementHunter you are a native? we dont have the same experience under spanish colonization that im sure. one thing is the language most of your language disapeared ,you are speaking spanish and english now while we still have our own. and you have to admit theres ton of lies about thr spanish out there. just like the lie about japanese conversion by that other guy.
Pope Francis visited Japan last November 2019 he met the longest serving Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and also meet the Emperor of Japan His Majesty Emperor Naruhito in Imperial Palace in Tokyo. But few decades ago Pope Francis predessesor St. Pope John Paul II also visted Japan
Japan are pretty tolerant of other religion. But the prosecution of the Christian came not because Japan hate a christian or anything, but because the Japanese christian was used by the Portuguese to undermine the power of the Shogun to facilitate colonization.
The missionaries who went to Japan did it without any political reasons. They did it out of their faith. Actually, it is the other way around, many Japanese Political leaders wanted to use Catholism to have more power. At least that’s what I could understand out of my personal researches.
It wasn’t there to undermine the shogunate, that was just what they thought would happen. Portugal bringing Christianity there was to spread what they believed in, and the Japanese have always been paranoid of outsiders.
I want to talk about some incredibly important CHRISTIAN history that's been forgotten when it comes to Japan. It concerns the end of World War 2. Did you know that Japan was once home to the LARGEST Christian church in ALL of Asia? The Urakami Cathedral had been constructed within the Urakami District, this location was where hidden Christians resided during the 17th to 19th centuries during the nation's ban on Christianity. It's a miracle of God that they managed to thrive throughout that time and were able to construct this cathedral once the ban was lifted. The City that the Urakami District resided in had been a stronghold of Christianity in Japan since the 16th century, with a resilient community that survived centuries of persecution. The city had the largest concentration of Christians in Japan, and the Urakami Cathedral was a central place of worship and community life. What city did the Urakami district reside in? Nagasaki. The atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, was detonated extremely close to the Urakami Cathedral. The bomb, known as "Fat Man," exploded approximately 500 meters away from the Urakami Cathedral. The cathedral was almost directly under the bomb's hypocenter. The force of the explosion devastated the church, causing it to be destroyed along with the surrounding area. The proximity of the detonation to the cathedral is one of the reasons why the destruction in the area was so severe. The American government and military were responsible for the loss of the hyper majority of the Christian community in Nagasaki, and without a shadow of a doubt had eviscerated the Christian influence in that country all at once. Their excuse for why they detonated the bomb over the largest influence of Christianity in all of Japan? It was an accident. They missed their target apparently, which was far, FAR away. Everything I've studied points to the fact that Satan had a hand in this monstrous moment in history. It was deliberate. And now Japan has one of the lowest Christian influences compared to other countries worldwide. We must pray for a revival in Japan. We must repent for our support of evil American actions that led to the loss of so many innocent, Christian lives. I beg you. I beg all of you. Pray for Japan.
Ah these are the Kakure Christians. I’m not sure about this person in the video but a small minority of them adhere to the beliefs of their ancestors. When the Portuguese missionaries left and the clergy were killed, the laypeople had to keep the spirit of Christianity alive. However, they started to develop rather unorthodox practices and beliefs due to their isolation from other Christians. Their rituals combined Latin, Portuguese, Japanese, Buddhist, and Shinto rituals. When Japan reestablished contact with the outside world, most were reintegrated into the Catholic Church where they were evangelized and their beliefs corrected into the mainstream teachings and rituals. A small minority did not follow this and kept this rather odd, syncretic form of Christianity.
It's sad that it is catholicism what populated in the Asian region. I pray most have truly repented and have followed the Christ. May God guide them and protect them. I pray the Spirit convicts them to proclaim the gospel and not hide from the world like Jesus taught in Matthew 5:14-16.
Catholicism has nothing to do with Christianity because it rejected the gospel preached by Jesus Christ. The man in the movie is deceived. You cannot connect Buddhism with the teachings of Christ. It is sad to watch this :'(
idolatry according to the biblr. thou shalt not worship other gods besides me. they are not worshiping their ancestors they, revere them and they commune/communicate with them.
@@pinoyfil-amsimpleliving6951 I also recommend the 1962 movie Amakusa Shirō Tokisada, also called "The Christian Revolt", or "The Revolutionary" it's on RUclips with subtitles last time I checked.
As much as I see the aim for harmony and peace between Shinto, Catholicism, Buddhism the end result is negative, as messianic Jew as must tell you, Jesus loves you but in the beginning Jesus was, and GOD is a jealous GOD and warn the Jewish people not to have any other gods before HIM but Shinto and Buddhism will keep you from knowing that Jesus said, “...I am the Truth.” Jesus says now today, yesterday, forever, “ whosoever believes in Me shall not perish but may have life everlasting.” Eternal life. We are living in the end times, seek Jesus before it is too late.
Japan was smart to reject Christianity during the era of European colonialism. Every country the church went into was soon followed by an European army. Japan is one of the only countries in the world to not be colonized.
"Suddenly, the god we believe in is the only god in the world. Those who do not believe cannot be happy. We want to save you." I'll gently close the door and call the police lol
Correct Japan is a Buddhist and Shintoist nation in Asia which I do love about Japan. And I pay my tributes to Tokugawa Ieyasu and his government "Tokugawa Shogunate" for keeping the nation of Japan safe from the terrible civil wars, restoring the Buddhist temples and making sure the Jesuit Missionaries stop forcing Japanese people to convert to Christianity from conquering Japan. Without the Tokugawa Shogun there would be no Buddhist temples or Shinto shrines on Japanese soil, but I am glad the Tokugawa Shogun did exist to save the future of Japan from these terrible threats of European colonial powers by the Spanish and the Portuguese Traders who were evil at the time. Luckily the Dutch Traders had an excellent collaboration with the Tokugawa Shogun for 200 years until 1854. Tributes to Tokugawa Ieyasu!
@@dustingriffith7399 the Jesuits didn’t even do anything violent and were just spreading what they believed in. There wasn’t any war started, and wasn’t done violently, the Spanish were weak as hell at this time as well were the Portuguese, and it was coexisting peacefully until the Shogunate and his paranoid group killed them.
Joshua L could plss shut up？Youre so annoying and if you dont know the Catholism‘s culture then control your mouth to silence.Have a respect bro and be “Humble”.
I used to be Catholic and now am a non-denominational Christian. I see these as two very different things. From my experience, Catholics preach a dead Jesus on the cross but has risen and is alive! I am saved because Jesus died for my sins.
They don’t preach a dead Jesus, a cross without Christ is meaningless and just a method of torture, a cross with Christ invokes the feelings of devotion to the Lord who died for the sins of humanity in an act of love.
it still wrong tho praying to virgin mary , mary is a human like us the one we should pray is Jesus because hes the only who gave us all of our needs (edit) I see in the comments so they hide their christianity? but still in this video they show us they are praying to virgin mary they even do the rosary it still wrong or a sin.... and christian and catholics are different i think granpa is catholic, christians never pray to virgin mary or any saints we only pray to our only one God Jesus Christ , the word CHRISTian is the symbol of Christ/Jesus Christ. and catholic is also different catholics believes saints and praised them. But praying Japan from Philippines hoping they will learn the truth that theres a God. In Jesus name Amen 😌🙏
I see a statue of marry, just wanna let y’all know through worshipping marry you are commuting a sin because you should worship the one and only god. Marry can’t help you, but Jesus will help you. That’s Catholicism and you don’t enter through religion gods kingdom. Only through the words of god=bible
Japanese Christian's went through a lot during 16th Century, may their generations be blessed abundantly.
Catholic facts of Japan:
> In Nagasaki (which has historically been the most Catholic town in Japan) the convent founded by St. Maximilian Kolbe and its friars did not succumb to the bomb and the construction remained.
> A similar thing happened in Hiroshima, a house of Jesuits prayed the Rosary daily and was almost untouched by the bomb; the house was very close to the ground zero of the bomb by the way.
> Our Lady has also a confirmed apparition to sister Agnes Sasagawa in Akita.
What makes something a "confirmed apparation"?
@@kingchickenwing4887 The recognition by the Catholic episcopate through and after a deep investigation of the phenomena, the canonicity of the messages, and the private life of the seers. The purpose is to discard natural phenomenas (physical or psychological), charlatans, social adventurers and people in search of profit.
@C G It is.
@@forfebrutal2265 How can these things be verified, especially when such verification processes did not occur in the Bible?
KingChickenwing Huh?
God Bless Japanese and Chinese Catholics and all Christians around the Universe.
All the deceased ...Rest in Peace.
@Ich Kämpfe Don't know what you are talking about
@Ich Kämpfe You are talking a load of nonsense while you use a Nazi emblem you stupid hypocrite.
There is nothing holy about paganism and witchcraft.
Why don't you talk about the persecution of Christians, probably because you are too ignorant and don't even know .
@Ich Kämpfe Christianity is about peace and respect for one another. I do not walk around with a sword, this 2021.
The world has evolved since then and you ignore the subjects of politics and ideology and the role they played in colonialism.
@Ich Kämpfe You have a very one sided view of history and also talk nonsense while you use a Nazi emblem which makes no sense.
You don't mention a word about persecution of Christians by the islamic sword or the viking sword etc.
@Ich Kämpfe You talk a load of crap.
You sound like a sad devil worshipping loser.
My prayers for all Christians in Japan, from a Catholic in the Philippines. Peace.
Though I'm a Baptist, I'll join in prayer with an amen 🙏
What about non-Christians?
Putting many western Catholics to shame, perhaps we can learn from them, it's not necessarily the numbers in the pews that matter, but how much they adhere to the Catholic faith.
All uropians are made conversion people they don't think scientifically
Bro They are not Catholics .They are "hidden Christian" Cuz of persecution they have not been able to separate Buddhism from Christianity
It also has become a sort of cult of ancestry mixed with some christian and buddhist ideas
@@ishi-b6w Ya but it's fine for their culture . As a Catholic I have sympathies for them .
@@rebeccaanderson5626 "Fine for their culture"? Not according to Jesus. Luke 14:33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
God bless Japanese catholics 🙏
How about japanese protestants?
@@axelsprangare2579 are there any? Did they got persecuted nearly as catholics? I mean I pray for them, but catholics are close to my heart
True Catholic Martyrers
@@tigar007 Yes there are more japanese protestants than catholics. Ca 60% are protestant of all christians in Japan. Btw the pope sucks.
@@axelsprangare2579 I pray for them but for catholics even more. I pray for pope and for you.
神は愛である / God is love ♡
Praise the Lord Jesus Christ 🙏 give strength and courage to Nagasaki and Hiroshima people in faith their land become fertile to live them with joy, happiness and faith.
I just love it how the Japanese Hidden Catholics pray at the grave sites of the martyrs, It shows that even when the word of the Bible is shared from mouth to mouth, they still mannaged to understand the theological knowledge that most Catholics don't know which is that the bodies of the dead are also the full person instead of believing that the person is just a soul!
According to Jesus, the dead are asleep.
@@earlysda incorrect
@@cryptinflame4308 John 11:11 These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
John 11:12 Then said his disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well.
John 11:13 Howbeit Jesus spake of his death: but they thought that he had spoken of taking of rest in sleep.
John 11:14 Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
That's a common misconception actually. Catholics 100% believe that the body is still an integral part of the person (along with the soul) and that's why reverence and care must be shown to the bodies of those who have passed on. We believe this because Christ's disciples showed homage onto Christ's body after his death and prior his resurrection.
@@louisgonzales4335 ya that was a new one I've never heard before. not sure where he got that from. we literally reject transgenderism and use relics for that very reason that the body and mind and soul are connected
Its sad many of the hidden Christians think of the established church as a different Christianity just because they have been hidden for centuries. They need to come home to what their church of Japan could have been. ❤️
I just became aware of the hidden Christians of Japan after watching Silence.
Me too i just did! They didn’t die for nothing they died for everything!
@@nerium9762 Not emperor, the Tokugawas are shogun, military leader of Japan.
I become aware of the ways Japan persecuted the Christians thru Silence and Samurai X
@The Matrix yup, actually not only pagans but other religions, including other branches of Christianity. I digress. It's always worth something reviewing our human history. So much yo learn.
as for me, i became aware about them (and how harsh they were persecuted) bcs of a book called ghost in tokkaido inn :(((
Watching a catholic japanese in a french youtube channel speaking english
I am Christian from Turkey 🇹🇷✝️
Wow 😍
Hello Paulus are u okay Are you reincarnated??
@@julitasofia5357i am okay 🤗👍
Thanks a lot for this report. I am thinking of moving to Japan from the US and wanted to learn more about Roman Catholicism in Japan.
Me too, I admire Japanese Catholics very much!
Praise the Lord Jesus Christ 🙏 and mother Mary
Gregory Dsouza you’re praising Mary ?
@@solarlola5953 yes, I am praising Mother Mary because if her apparations would not have been there, then Christianity would not have been alive till date. Just think her apparations in different places and situations with different emotions. Therefore she was called in different places and situations in different names.
@@gregorydsouza1330 What "apparations"?
KingChickenwing Just like the Holy Ghost appears, Mary also appears. You are following a satanic faith that is only 500 years old.
Those Catholics who are criticizing / correcting people from "idolatry" do not know what they are talking about. Christians do not worship those statues they venerate them, just like you put a tomb stone on your family or your love ones grave, it is a way to remember the sacrifices that they have made and show them respect. If you saw some Christians praying in front of these so called "statue" maybe you should ask yourself why do you put a tomb stone in front of your love one grave surely it is not only to put there name, date they where born and died etc.
Yuppp. Catholicism Is Definitely Includes Blasphemy And Idolatry
@@tali2225 seriously man？You just comment here with your satanic word.You know Catholism do not pray idols like Pagan Gods.If you notice the TEN COMMANDMENTS on the 1st command says “worship your god that cab save all days and proyect you dont worship the GOD that cannot save”.So thats why dont say that the Catholism is Idolatory..
Those Statue is all saints dont say that it is the GOD.It is not mean idolatry.All saints had sacrifice for the lord our god.
@@loyloyarnesto2398 the only sacrifice that matters rose over 2000 years ago.
@@sofiabravo1994 yes,but there‘s too many saints.
As a fellow Believer I pray that the LORD bless them and keep them 💙✝️💚.
May they be well and stay strong always.
This is beautiful to see🙏 amen thank you father in heaven .
My brothers and sisters, we are one. Thank you for your faithfulness.
Faith die out? It won't die out if they return to the Church, their traditions are rooted in it and it's the completion and fullness of the faith
Japanese people Christian and non-Christian alike practise in their lives what is expected from a Christian, much more than most Christians do. Respect for elders, etiquettes, hard work, giving etc.
If you think that's the only thing that defines a Christian, you don't know what even Christian is.
Now I'm gonna play the Otomo faction and spread christianity across Japan
Lol same
Yes! Shogun 2!
Ok
@Grand Master Yoda ok protestant
God bless Japanese Christians and all Christian minorities in East Asia
God Bless Japan🙏
The reason why Japan has a Catholic minority is because the Portuguese missionaries went to Japan in the 1500's and they converted the Japanese to Christianity.
To Catholicism
?
Do they have a protestant christians in the country as well?
@@Minami9714
I saw a sign for a protestant church once in Utsunomia Tochigi but I dont know where it was and couldn't find it again.
Jason Palacios Christians are not Catholics. Catholics worship a different Jesus. The Bible says not to pray to idols.
I belive it's a mix of evangelical shinto and zen a little bit. Pictures of grandparents anyway is a shinto stuff. This is not about the book this is about the japanese way to go...
that ave maria was beautiful
There is harmony in religions of peace. Practice whatever you believe but never force another to believe or murder for your beliefs.
Amen from Singapore
It seems nobody said it in the comments below, but the main reason they worship as they do, and the reason their worshipping is somewhat similar to buddhist way of conducting rituals is because when chirstianity was persecuted in japan they needed to camouflage their christianity so they needed to make it look like buddhist and shintoist worship, in order to not get executed. Hence maria was easily linkable to kannon, goddess of mercy, hence no crosses were shown openly, hence the statues look more like buddhist statues than christian ones, hence they were called "kakure" or "hidden" christians.
It is a simple and well known historical fact, yet all the kneejerk "they are not christian, they are pagan" comments miss it.
Yes but I see the statues as very beautiful and the Japanese style suits the way they worship. Among the nature and with their martyrs.
oda nobunaga loves foreign and christianity he even make friend with a missionary
but toyotomi hideyoshi and tokugawa ieyasu didn't like christianity and they even banned it all over japan
because some christian incite a revolt
if only were the oda had became the shogun maybe their was a lot of christian in japan today
@Alauddin Khalji you are ignorant.! they were not forced because they were not even colonized
edit: colonized
@ElementHunter the natives of cebu converted willingly . Thats in our history books. please , dont lie for us. youre not even a filipino.
@ElementHunter your books not our book. stop lying! the natives of cebu converted willingly
@ElementHunter you are a native? we dont have the same experience under spanish colonization that im sure. one thing is the language most of your language disapeared ,you are speaking spanish and english now while we still have our own. and you have to admit theres ton of lies about thr spanish out there. just like the lie about japanese conversion by that other guy.
@ElementHunter you are a native? we dont have the same experience under spanish colonization that im sure. one thing is the language most of your language disapeared ,you are speaking spanish and english now while we still have our own. and you have to admit theres ton of lies about thr spanish out there. just like the lie about japanese conversion by that other guy.
I wonder what will the Japanese Govt and its people reaction be if the pope visits Japan.
The Pope was actually visiting Japan last year.
Pope Francis visited Japan last November 2019 he met the longest serving Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and also meet the Emperor of Japan His Majesty Emperor Naruhito in Imperial Palace in Tokyo. But few decades ago Pope Francis predessesor St. Pope John Paul II also visted Japan
He's praying some parts in Latin, by the way. The universal language of the Catholic Church.
Here in the philippines Mass is trilingual: native language and english mostly sermons, latin mostly for hymns.
Amazing, I never saw this ❤️🙏🏼
This is the reason why Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed with 2 nuclear weapons by the only American in replacement of torturing the Christianity.
God bless all Japanese Christians, catholics, orthodox, from a russian orthodox from the US
In Amakusa there is a large stone with the heads of ten thousand Japanese Catholics buried under it.
until recently my family used to hide when they prayed
until you realize its been legal to be a christian since 1873
whose time is she talking about??
Japan are pretty tolerant of other religion. But the prosecution of the Christian came not because Japan hate a christian or anything, but because the Japanese christian was used by the Portuguese to undermine the power of the Shogun to facilitate colonization.
@Mervin Freeden Islam in East and Southeast Asia propagated exclusively via trade rather than military conquest.
The Russians handled it much better.
The missionaries who went to Japan did it without any political reasons. They did it out of their faith.
Actually, it is the other way around, many Japanese Political leaders wanted to use Catholism to have more power.
At least that’s what I could understand out of my personal researches.
It wasn’t there to undermine the shogunate, that was just what they thought would happen. Portugal bringing Christianity there was to spread what they believed in, and the Japanese have always been paranoid of outsiders.
This Abdul didn’t know about the story. Check the fact first Abdul
I want to talk about some incredibly important CHRISTIAN history that's been forgotten when it comes to Japan. It concerns the end of World War 2.
Did you know that Japan was once home to the LARGEST Christian church in ALL of Asia? The Urakami Cathedral had been constructed within the Urakami District, this location was where hidden Christians resided during the 17th to 19th centuries during the nation's ban on Christianity. It's a miracle of God that they managed to thrive throughout that time and were able to construct this cathedral once the ban was lifted.
The City that the Urakami District resided in had been a stronghold of Christianity in Japan since the 16th century, with a resilient community that survived centuries of persecution. The city had the largest concentration of Christians in Japan, and the Urakami Cathedral was a central place of worship and community life. What city did the Urakami district reside in? Nagasaki.
The atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, was detonated extremely close to the Urakami Cathedral.
The bomb, known as "Fat Man," exploded approximately 500 meters away from the Urakami Cathedral. The cathedral was almost directly under the bomb's hypocenter. The force of the explosion devastated the church, causing it to be destroyed along with the surrounding area. The proximity of the detonation to the cathedral is one of the reasons why the destruction in the area was so severe.
The American government and military were responsible for the loss of the hyper majority of the Christian community in Nagasaki, and without a shadow of a doubt had eviscerated the Christian influence in that country all at once. Their excuse for why they detonated the bomb over the largest influence of Christianity in all of Japan? It was an accident. They missed their target apparently, which was far, FAR away. Everything I've studied points to the fact that Satan had a hand in this monstrous moment in history. It was deliberate. And now Japan has one of the lowest Christian influences compared to other countries worldwide.
We must pray for a revival in Japan. We must repent for our support of evil American actions that led to the loss of so many innocent, Christian lives. I beg you. I beg all of you. Pray for Japan.
Very nice
"Japan has Shintoism, Buddhist and Christianity, the three coexist, there's no problem. Its a sign of how tolerant Japan is.."
Ephesians 2:8-9
His house looks so nice lol. I love that Japanese use of space architecture.
God bless the Holy Church ⛪
God bless Japanese catholics..
Ah these are the Kakure Christians. I’m not sure about this person in the video but a small minority of them adhere to the beliefs of their ancestors. When the Portuguese missionaries left and the clergy were killed, the laypeople had to keep the spirit of Christianity alive. However, they started to develop rather unorthodox practices and beliefs due to their isolation from other Christians. Their rituals combined Latin, Portuguese, Japanese, Buddhist, and Shinto rituals. When Japan reestablished contact with the outside world, most were reintegrated into the Catholic Church where they were evangelized and their beliefs corrected into the mainstream teachings and rituals. A small minority did not follow this and kept this rather odd, syncretic form of Christianity.
May those who suffered persecution attain paradise.
Every non Christian country should be aware of these peoples.
why is your comment section open but I cant tell Judy Woodriff how much I love Her every day?
3:43 how wrong they are...
This video reminds me the movie "Slience" that was directed by Martin Scorsese
The sinister Catholicism.
May God bless and protect Japanese catholics and christians. 🙏✝️💕
My question is: how did they keep the Faith without the Sacraments for so long? 200+ years without Confession and Holy Communion. What is the secret?
Sacraments are a Vatican invention.
@@ginger942 prove it!
God bless them
Well ok, but I hope they pray FOR their ancestors, not TO their ancestors
That's wrong ,a Christian cannot pray to God through idols or Budda statue
wow this interesting also god bless the Catholic in Japan
Amen
it usually happens that foreigners religions mixes up with local magical thinking
The Catholic church persecutions of the people of Israel is forgotten .
Praise be to God n our Lord, Jesus Christ,
Pray for our brothers n sisters in Japan!
But we don't need to pray to statu because we believe in living god not status made by people
Toda Mariko was a strong Christian!
so he's shinto not catholic
It's sad that it is catholicism what populated in the Asian region. I pray most have truly repented and have followed the Christ.
May God guide them and protect them. I pray the Spirit convicts them to proclaim the gospel and not hide from the world like Jesus taught in Matthew 5:14-16.
Wow super chatolic church....good Japan..
Are these people in communion with the Roman Catholic Church? Do they consider themselves a denomination?
Wow... god bless
@God's blessings be with you today and beyond in Jesus Christ!!!
a thousand christians..??? m sure there are a lot more than that in Japan,since majority are orthodox christians i suppose
Roman Catholic actually
Silence its good movie about those people
Syncretism is no bueno.
Yes it is.
C'est bon
Catholicism has nothing to do with Christianity because it rejected the gospel preached by Jesus Christ. The man in the movie is deceived. You cannot connect Buddhism with the teachings of Christ. It is sad to watch this :'(
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Is he still alive?
I feel like Japanese are God long lost child and God waiting for His children to return home.
idolatry according to the biblr. thou shalt not worship other gods besides me. they are not worshiping their ancestors they, revere them and they commune/communicate with them.
@@A.Baskoro-pl7zx Islam, Judaism, and Protestantism. The unholy Trinity.
Amen, straight necromancy. It’s wrong.
Joshua Lewis Thank You ❤️🙏
@@pissant959 True.
Is there a movie about this?
Meleagris Gallopavo thank you!
@@pinoyfil-amsimpleliving6951 I also recommend the 1962 movie Amakusa Shirō Tokisada, also called "The Christian Revolt", or "The Revolutionary" it's on RUclips with subtitles last time I checked.
Look into the orthodox japanese church!
As much as I see the aim for harmony and peace between Shinto, Catholicism, Buddhism the end result is negative, as messianic Jew as must tell you, Jesus loves you but in the beginning Jesus was, and GOD is a jealous GOD and warn the Jewish people not to have any other gods before HIM but Shinto and Buddhism will keep you from knowing that Jesus said, “...I am the Truth.” Jesus says now today, yesterday, forever, “ whosoever believes in Me shall not perish but may have life everlasting.” Eternal life. We are living in the end times, seek Jesus before it is too late.
We don't care, jew
Japan was smart to reject Christianity during the era of European colonialism. Every country the church went into was soon followed by an European army. Japan is one of the only countries in the world to not be colonized.
Indeed. Africa can confirm.
Y por eso una religión que justifica toda degeneración humana sigue siendo la mayoritaria, una Victoria total no?
"Suddenly, the god we believe in is the only god in the world.
Those who do not believe cannot be happy. We want to save you."
I'll gently close the door and call the police lol
Many of the things he practices are non Christian/pagan practices (that includes the catholic heresies).
They tried to colonize Japan with christianity, but Japan recognised the plan and refused to be slaved...
It happened in so many other parts of the world. But Japan was able to resist.
Correct Japan is a Buddhist and Shintoist nation in Asia which I do love about Japan. And I pay my tributes to Tokugawa Ieyasu and his government "Tokugawa Shogunate" for keeping the nation of Japan safe from the terrible civil wars, restoring the Buddhist temples and making sure the Jesuit Missionaries stop forcing Japanese people to convert to Christianity from conquering Japan. Without the Tokugawa Shogun there would be no Buddhist temples or Shinto shrines on Japanese soil, but I am glad the Tokugawa Shogun did exist to save the future of Japan from these terrible threats of European colonial powers by the Spanish and the Portuguese Traders who were evil at the time. Luckily the Dutch Traders had an excellent collaboration with the Tokugawa Shogun for 200 years until 1854. Tributes to Tokugawa Ieyasu!
@Mervin Freeden exactly
@@dustingriffith7399 Weaaboo
@@dustingriffith7399 the Jesuits didn’t even do anything violent and were just spreading what they believed in. There wasn’t any war started, and wasn’t done violently, the Spanish were weak as hell at this time as well were the Portuguese, and it was coexisting peacefully until the Shogunate and his paranoid group killed them.
Wait isn’t that and idol? The Bible says not to pray to idols. This guy is in deception. Repent and believe the Gospel.
That not an Idolism he is practing catholicism beliefs that has incultrated shinto and buddist influences
I think by not having any statues would make them appear a lot more like Christians. With statue there is one way to assimilate and be hidden.
Jonathan H “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;”
1 Timothy 2:5 KJV
The ban kept western Christians from explaining these things to them. I only hope they keep God's love.
Joshua L could plss shut up？Youre so annoying and if you dont know the Catholism‘s culture then control your mouth to silence.Have a respect bro and be “Humble”.
3:57 The three coexist together --- because two are false and one is apostate.
So you're saying that Shintoism and Buddhism are false but they're apostate Catholics?
...Mary doesnt save ONLY JESUS CHRIST.
Not what Catholics believe.
@@pop3stealth97 Ahhh what? We Catholics don't believe Mary saved us, why are you lying?
I used to be Catholic and now am a non-denominational Christian. I see these as two very different things. From my experience, Catholics preach a dead Jesus on the cross but has risen and is alive! I am saved because Jesus died for my sins.
They don’t preach a dead Jesus, a cross without Christ is meaningless and just a method of torture, a cross with Christ invokes the feelings of devotion to the Lord who died for the sins of humanity in an act of love.
As a catholic, you my friend make no sense to me...we preach a dead Jesus?... lol what?😂
it still wrong tho praying to virgin mary , mary is a human like us the one we should pray is Jesus because hes the only who gave us all of our needs (edit) I see in the comments so they hide their christianity? but still in this video they show us they are praying to virgin mary they even do the rosary it still wrong or a sin.... and christian and catholics are different i think granpa is catholic, christians never pray to virgin mary or any saints we only pray to our only one God Jesus Christ , the word CHRISTian is the symbol of Christ/Jesus Christ. and catholic is also different catholics believes saints and praised them. But praying Japan from Philippines hoping they will learn the truth that theres a God. In Jesus name Amen 😌🙏
Deux Vult my japanese brothers and sisters.
Roman Catholicism isn't Christainity. The Man belongs to the Roman Catholic religion.
There are a lot of different types of Christianity (Catholicism, Orthodox, Protestantism, Anglicanism etc..) and Catholicism surged first.
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Kawaii Jesus?
Please no
Vergin Mary is not to worship, but Christ Himself.
I was in Kyoto and there's missionary keep preaching on street about the end is near 2 of them are polish. Shyt experience
Umm I was in Kyoto 2 years ago, nothing of the sort, never saw a trace of Christianity anywhere.
For anyone who is unsure about their salvation please check out Renee Roland on RUclips, it really is all about Jesus!!!
We all know that Orthodox Church is the only one and true Jesus church ☦
I see a statue of marry, just wanna let y’all know through worshipping marry you are commuting a sin because you should worship the one and only god. Marry can’t help you, but Jesus will help you. That’s Catholicism and you don’t enter through religion gods kingdom. Only through the words of god=bible
No Catholic does "worshipping" Mary, always the same lies from Evangelicals. Adoration is not worshipping.