NAGASAKI JAPAN MONUMENT COMMEMORATING THE MIRACLE OF THE DISCOVERED CHRISTIANS WHO HAD HID FOR 250 YEARS IN FEUDAL JAPAN
With Christianity banned for two and a half centuries in feudal Japan under the rule of the Edo Period’s Tokugawa Rulers it was not known that groups of Japanese Christians had banned together to secretly practice their faith.
With the approaching defeat of the Edo Period’s Samurai and the approaching emergence of the enlightened Meiji Period under the Meiji Emperor, returning foreigners were first allowed to build a Christian church for their use in Nagasaki.
Upon its completion in the mid 1850s it was viewed as a miracle when the hiding Japanese Christians made their appearance-in the stealth of night - at the just completed church.
In this video at the subject church located on the uphill walkway to Glover Gardens above The Nagasaki port, see the monument that has been erected to celebrate this miracle as well as statues of Father Xavier who had helped bring Christianity to Japan as well as of Christ.
The church itself seen at the beginning of the video is the oldest standing Christian Church in Japan.
Link to Video of Oldest Standing Christian Church in Japan and Adjacent Miracle Monument:
OVERLOOKING NAGASAKI JAPAN'S HARBOR FROM GLOVER GARDEN
In the opera Madame Butterfly the protagonist is seen waiting for the return of her lover as she peers from a hill above Nagasaki Harbor, In this below linked video one can share that view. That hill above the harbor is home to Glover Garden and in fact the child of the real life person who inspired Madame Butterfly was adopted by the Glover family.
Link to video of the view of Nagasaki Harbor as seen from Glover Garden:
A Visit to Nagasaki would not be complete without taking in the Peace Park that recounts the role that Nagasaki played in brining World War II to an end:
Link to Video taken at the Peace Park Museum that captures the interactive exhibit there demonstrating the bombing. The Japanese narrative is accompanied by English subtitles:
The Grand Ring at Expo 2025 in Osaka Japan has a circumference of 1 1/4 miles and is the largest wooden structure in the world. Its diameter approaches half a mile. It reaches 25 yards in height and 100 feet in width.
Link to Music Video of the Grand Ring as seen between the screens of the USA Pavilion, one of 150 countries represented, at Expo 2025:
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The Grand Ring at Expo 2025 in Osaka Japan has a circumference of 1 1/4 miles and is the largest wooden structure in the world. Its diameter approaches half a mile. It reaches 25 yards in height and 100 feet in width.
Link to Music Video of the Grand Ring as seen between the screens of the USA Pavilion, one of 150 countries represented, at Expo 2025:
The Princess and Holland America Railroad Dome Cars Return to Ride the Alaska Rails:
Each summer Princess Cruises and the Holland America Cruise Line team up with Alaska Railroad Locomotives to transport passengers from Anchorage Alaska to Denali National Park in their luxury Dome Cars.
These passengers typically arrive in Alaska aboard their cruise ships.
In this video watch as theDome Cars are positioned to depart from Anchorage. You can even see into the Dome Cars with the attendants making preparations for the passengers yet to aboard.
Link to Video of the Returned to Alaska Railroad Dome Cars from Princess Cruises and Holland America Cruise Line:
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NAGASAKI JAPAN MONUMENT COMMEMORATING THE MIRACLE OF THE DISCOVERED CHRISTIANS WHO HAD HID FOR 250 YEARS IN FEUDAL JAPAN
With Christianity banned for two and a half centuries in feudal Japan under the rule of the Edo Period’s Tokugawa Rulers it was not known that groups of Japanese Christians had banned together to secretly practice their faith.
With the approaching defeat of the Edo Period’s Samurai and the approaching emergence of the enlightened Meiji Period under the Meiji Emperor, returning foreigners were first allowed to build a Christian church for their use in Nagasaki.
Upon its completion in the mid 1850s it was viewed as a miracle when the hiding Japanese Christians made their appearance-in the stealth of night - at the just completed church.
In this video at the subject church located on the uphill walkway to Glover Gardens above The Nagasaki port, see the monument that has been erected to celebrate this miracle as well as statues of Father Xavier who had helped bring Christianity to Japan as well as of Christ.
The church itself seen at the beginning of the video is the oldest standing Christian Church in Japan.
Link to Video of Oldest Standing Christian Church in Japan and Adjacent Miracle Monument:
Concurrently taken Photos of the Subject Church and its Adjacent Monument:
A more recent Christian Church in Nagasaki:
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OVERLOOKING NAGASAKI JAPAN'S HARBOR FROM GLOVER GARDEN
In the opera Madame Butterfly the protagonist is seen waiting for the return of her lover as she peers from a hill above Nagasaki Harbor, In this below linked video one can share that view. That hill above the harbor is home to Glover Garden and in fact the child of the real life person who inspired Madame Butterfly was adopted by the Glover family.
Link to video of the view of Nagasaki Harbor as seen from Glover Garden:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iuJ4IFKiyg4
Concurrently taken photos in Glover Garden and in the Glover residence:
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A Visit to Nagasaki would not be complete without taking in the Peace Park that recounts the role that Nagasaki played in brining World War II to an end:
Link to Video taken at the Peace Park Museum that captures the interactive exhibit there demonstrating the bombing. The Japanese narrative is accompanied by English subtitles:
Contemporaneous photos taken at the Nagasaki Peace Park and Museum:
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The Grand Ring at Expo 2025 in Osaka Japan has a circumference of 1 1/4 miles and is the largest wooden structure in the world. Its diameter approaches half a mile. It reaches 25 yards in height and 100 feet in width.
Link to Music Video of the Grand Ring as seen between the screens of the USA Pavilion, one of 150 countries represented, at Expo 2025:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GAJ101stW9U
At 1 1/4 miles in circumference The Grand Ring at Expo 2025 in Osaka Japan is the largest wooden structure in the world.
Its diameter is close to half a mile, it reaches 25 yards in height and is 100 feet in width.
Link to Landscape View of The Grand Ring as seen from the USA Pavilion at Expo 2025:
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Link to Video of Test Drive:
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Thanks to John Daub of "Only In Japan Go" for his fantastic photo of the entire Grand Ring:
The Princess and Holland America Railroad Dome Cars Return to Ride the Alaska Rails:
Each summer Princess Cruises and the Holland America Cruise Line team up with Alaska Railroad Locomotives to transport passengers from Anchorage Alaska to Denali National Park in their luxury Dome Cars.
These passengers typically arrive in Alaska aboard their cruise ships.
In this video watch as theDome Cars are positioned to depart from Anchorage. You can even see into the Dome Cars with the attendants making preparations for the passengers yet to aboard.
Link to Video of the Returned to Alaska Railroad Dome Cars from Princess Cruises and Holland America Cruise Line:
Link to closeup video of the Returning Dome Cars:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/clm3d_6gJxo
Previously taken photos from inside the Dome Cars:
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US Air Force F-22 Raptor Returns from Mission as it Turns and Slices Through Sky with Billowing Clouds:
Link to Video of Swooping F-22 Raptor turning and slicing:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jGxaCRSvk3Y
AIRLINER DESCENDS OVER CLOUDED ACTIVE VOLCANO MOUNT SPURR WHICH REMAINS ON ERUPTION ALERT:
Link to Video of airliner descending over Mt. Spurr:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vi4lEiaiDmE
Concurrently taken Photo:
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