Did you know that Jesus Christ’s grave is supposedly in Japan? Real Christians will never admit the existence of Christ’s grave because he was taken up to heaven. However, it exists in the north part of Honshu. I visited there in the summer of 2001. This was in the early stage of my exploring tour inspired by Roadside Japan. During my 2001 summer vacation, I made plans to look around the north part of Tohoku. This place was the most impressive to me.
When I reached Christ’s Village Park in Shingo, I found two earthen mounds which had wooden crosses on the top. The information board insisted that these were the graves of Jesus Christ and his brother. Jesus came to Japan to avoid execution in Jerusalem and lived out his allotted span of life until 103 years old. He had three daughters in Shingo Village, and his descendants have kept these tombs. Their family crest is very similar to the Star of David and the pronunciation in their dialect resembles Hebrew. I’m not sure if these claims are true or not, but it is a very mysterious story. You can enjoy the “Nya-Nya Dora-Ya” Bon Dance on the first Sunday of June every year. Unfortunately, this year’s Christ Festival was canceled due to COVID-19. I hope it will be held next year.
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