I just returned from my trip to Korea and Japan. As I'm fighting jet lag I'll try and post a few simple blog entries on the trip.
The room where our conference on Christian missionaries and Japanese culture took place.
The organizer, Nanyan Guo, introducing the conference.
Nanyan introducing me. I had a good time and the audience seemed interested in Korean Catholicism so I was happy.
As part of our project Nanyan took us on a tour of important Christian sites. She took us to one church in Kamakura located near the site of some martyrdoms. It had an image of "Our Lady of Perpetual Help" outside and another inside. This picture is of another such image inside, with an origami crane in front of it as an offering for a prayer for peace.
A local Catholic artist and her moving paintings of the nearby martyrs.
Enjoying coffee with conference presenters and the artist.
Saint Ignatius Church at Sophie University
A Jesuit gave us a tour of the church.
A statue of Mary pregnant with Jesus
The church helps Filipinos who are facing difficulties.
A chapel in the Jesuit residence.
A poster announcing the upcoming beatification of Takayama Ukon.
Sawada Miki, pictured here, was an Anglican who helped orphans. She also collected a huge amount of early Catholic historical relics.
When Catholicism was persecuted Japanese Catholics hid images of Jesus in regular statues so they could worship while avoiding persecution.
An image of Mary with the Christ child carved by the confessor Takayama Ukon from a piece of drift wood as he journey from Japan into his place of exile to the Philippines. I thought this Mary looked very sad.
The guide of the museum and one of our conference presenters.
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