Five consecutive bridges span 12km across the Shiranui Sea, linking Kyushu's mainland to the Amakusa Islands — Japan's first continuous multi-bridge route, opened 1966. The islands hide a remarkable history: 37,000 Hidden Christians were massacred here in 1637, and the islands' clandestine Catholic culture is now UNESCO World Heritage. The Sakitsu church — a Gothic stone building at the waterline of a tiny fishing harbour — is among the most moving sights in all of Kyushu.
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