The official name is Hirado Xavier Memorial Church, standing on a hill overlooking Hirado Port on the west side of Hirado city. Hirado is the place where St. Francis Xavier visited for the mission three times. Many residents in Hirado became Christian by Jesuit missionaries, and continued to maintain their faith even under the banof Christianity during the Edo era. The current church is built in 1971. It is a 5-minute walk from the Hirado City Hall bus stop.