Naoshima or Kyushu

Planning the next trip…
Yoko: Ferruccio, we need to decide on our next trip. Should we go to Naoshima or Kyushu? You’re not still obsessed with those oversized pumpkins and spotted teapots?
Ferruccio: Haha, yes, Naoshima has gone a bit overboard with its so-called “art.” How about a trip around Kyushu, remember? 50 years ago? When you were SUCH a good navigator!
Yoko: Oh, playing the nostalgia card? But Kyushu does have a charm that Naoshima’s “art” could never replicate.
Ferruccio: Maybe Kyushu hasn’t quite yet been overrun with tourists taking selfies with fake art. Amakusa, Kagoshima, Nagasaki?
Yoko: Amakusa would be quiet, with those great coastal views and hidden Christian churches. I could take pictures and show church friends. And we can stay in a traditional ryokan with unique dishes and a hot spring.
Ferruccio: Sounds good. Maybe we’ll even have some quiet evenings to rest.
Yoko: Making some new memories travelling in Kyushu. It’s never too late.
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Voice-over
The Amakusa islands have several hidden churches and are known as the "islands of prayer". During the Edo period (1603–1868), when Christianity was banned, Christians lived in hiding on the islands. Sakitsu Church itself (pictured) was not a hiding place for Japanese Christians during the period of persecution, as it was built later, in 1934. However, the village of Sakitsu, was a significant refuge for Hidden Christians (Kakure Kirishitan) when Christianity was banned.