I shared a picture of a church in Sakitsu (Amakusa) the other day. The Japanese post that contained the picture I shared was prompted by the decision to apply for world heritage status.

https://www.facebook.com/Kumamotoi/posts/669557379784364

http://newsonjapan.com/html/newsdesk/article/108550.php

Here’s another article from the Japan Times:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/07/10/national/japan-recommend-christian-sites-world-heritage-list/

“A government panel on Thursday endorsed churches and other Christian sites in Nagasaki and Kumamoto prefectures as candidates for UNESCO World Cultural Heritage listing in 2016.”