A monument was erected on the hill of Hirado Sakigata Park in 1949 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of visiting Japan of Francisco Xavier who visited Hirado three times, starting with 1550, and preached the Gospel with permission of the feudal lord Takanobu Matsuura. In addition, a monument to Francisco Xavier raising one hand is decorated on the historical road from Hirado Port Exchange Plaza to the Matsuura Museum.