Monument to the 26 saints of Japan "Prayer of Ascension to Heaven". 26 saints are the 26 Christian martyrs who were crucified in Nagasaki in 1597, following the order of Hideyoshi Toyotomi who issued the Christian ban. The 26 were listed as saints in 1862 by Pope Pius IX.
Japan 26 Martyrs Museum stands on the Nishisaka Hill in the center of Nagasaki City, where the 26 Saints were once crucified. The museum was founded in 1962 by the Jesuits to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the canonization, and tells the story of the Christian culture preached by Francisco Xavier and the messages of those who were martyred by persecution against Christianity.
A woodblock print depicting the martyrdom of 26 saints. The 26 saints are St. Francisi, St. Cosmas Takeya, St. Peter Sukeshiro, St. Michael Kozaki, St. James Kisai, St. Paul Miki, St. Paul Ibaraki, St. John of Goto, St. Louis Ibaraki, St. Anthony, St.Peter Baptist, St. Martin of the Ascension, St. Philip of Jesus, St. Gonzalo Garcia, St. Francis Blanco, St. Francis of St. Michael, St. Matthias, St. Leo Karasumaru, St. Bonaventure, St.Thomas Kozaki, St. Joachim Sakakibara, St. Francis, St. Thomas Dangi, St. John Kinuya , St. Gabriel and St. Paul Suzuki.
Remains of the arm of St. James Kisai, and a statue of Ukon Takayama.
