World Heritage cultural landscape (Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region)

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UNESCO World Heritage Site World Heritage cultural landscape cultural property

World Heritage cultural landscape (Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region) is a UNESCO-listed group of villages, churches, and archaeological sites in Japan that preserves the history and traditions of clandestine Christian communities who survived centuries of persecution.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region	4
Christian Sites in Nagasaki Region and Amakusa area	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region"	1
World Heritage cultural landscape (Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7103958 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: World Heritage cultural landscape (Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region)
Context triple: [Catholic community of Nagasaki, hasHeritageStatus, World Heritage cultural landscape (Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region)]

A. Important Cultural Landscape of Japan
The Important Cultural Landscape of Japan is a protected designation for areas where traditional ways of life, historical land use, and natural features together form culturally significant scenery recognized by the Japanese government.
B. Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region
The Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural property in Japan renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved ancient ritual sites and strict traditions of religious sanctity and restricted access.
C. Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu is a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble of castles, archaeological sites, and cultural landscapes that reflect the unique Ryukyuan civilization and its historical ties across East and Southeast Asia.
D. Sukur Cultural Landscape
Sukur Cultural Landscape is a historic terraced settlement in northeastern Nigeria renowned for its traditional stone architecture, sacred Hidi palace complex, and long-standing cultural and spiritual significance to the Sukur people.
E. National Historic Site of Japan
A National Historic Site of Japan is a culturally and historically significant location officially protected by the Japanese government for its heritage value.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: World Heritage cultural landscape (Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region)
Target entity description: World Heritage cultural landscape (Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region) is a UNESCO-listed group of villages, churches, and archaeological sites in Japan that preserves the history and traditions of clandestine Christian communities who survived centuries of persecution.

A. Important Cultural Landscape of Japan
The Important Cultural Landscape of Japan is a protected designation for areas where traditional ways of life, historical land use, and natural features together form culturally significant scenery recognized by the Japanese government.
B. Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region
The Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region is a UNESCO World Heritage cultural property in Japan renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved ancient ritual sites and strict traditions of religious sanctity and restricted access.
C. Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu
Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu is a UNESCO World Heritage ensemble of castles, archaeological sites, and cultural landscapes that reflect the unique Ryukyuan civilization and its historical ties across East and Southeast Asia.
D. Sukur Cultural Landscape
Sukur Cultural Landscape is a historic terraced settlement in northeastern Nigeria renowned for its traditional stone architecture, sacred Hidi palace complex, and long-standing cultural and spiritual significance to the Sukur people.
E. National Historic Site of Japan
A National Historic Site of Japan is a culturally and historically significant location officially protected by the Japanese government for its heritage value.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ World Heritage cultural landscape ⓘ cultural property ⓘ
associatedWithCommunity	Hidden Christians ⓘ Kakure Kirishitan ⓘ
associatedWithReligion	Christianity ⓘ
componentSite	Egami Church on Naru Island ⓘ Kasuga Village and sacred places in Hirado ⓘ Kurosaki Village in Sotome ⓘ Nokubi Church on Nozaki Island ⓘ linked to: Amakusa churches Oura Cathedral ⓘ Remains of Hara Castle ⓘ Sakitsu Village in Amakusa ⓘ Shitsu Village in Sotome ⓘ
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
governingBody	Government of Japan ⓘ
hasPart	archaeological sites ⓘ churches ⓘ villages ⓘ
heritageCategory	cultural ⓘ
heritageDesignation	UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Edo period ⓘ
historicalTheme	Christian persecution in Japan ⓘ clandestine religious practice ⓘ
includesIntangibleHeritage	oral traditions of Hidden Christians ⓘ religious rituals of Hidden Christians ⓘ
inscribedBy	UNESCO World Heritage Committee ⓘ linked to: World Heritage Committee
inscriptionYear	2018 ⓘ
languageOfLocalCommunities	Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Japan ⓘ Kumamoto Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagasaki Prefecture ⓘ
managedBy	local governments of Kumamoto Prefecture ⓘ local governments of Nagasaki Prefecture ⓘ
numberOfComponentSites	12 ⓘ
primaryTheme	interaction between Christianity and Japanese culture ⓘ
protectionStatus	protected cultural landscape ⓘ
protects	history of clandestine Christian communities ⓘ traditions of Hidden Christians ⓘ
relatedEvent	Shimabara-Amakusa Rebellion ⓘ
significance	evidence of survival of Christian faith under persecution ⓘ testimony to cultural adaptation of Christianity in Japan ⓘ
UNESCOCriteria	(iii) ⓘ (v) ⓘ
UNESCORegion	Asia and the Pacific ⓘ linked to: Asia-Pacific
UNESCOSiteId	1495 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Catholic community of Nagasaki → hasHeritageStatus → World Heritage cultural landscape (Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region) ⓘ

Nagasaki Prefecture → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region ⓘ