Amakusa Gakurin

...In the early 10th century during the Heian period, Shiki (Shiki) and Amakusa (Hondo or Kawaura-cho) were the center of the island, and in the Middle Ages, the Amakusa clan was powerful in Hondo (To) (present-day Hondo) and the Shiki clan in the northwest, and they expanded their influence by engaging in overseas trade. Christianity was introduced in the 16th century, and the Amakusa Gakurin School was established in Kawaura-cho in 1592 (Bunroku 1), which became the center of Christian missionary work. During the Shimabara Rebellion, there was a fierce battle for Tomioka Castle between the Shogunate forces and Christians. ...

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…平安時代，10世紀初めは，志記(志岐)，天草(本渡または河浦町)が島の一中心をなし，中世には本戸(砥)(現在の本渡)に天草氏，北西部に志岐氏が勢威を振るい，海外貿易をも営み勢力の拡大をはかった。16世紀にキリスト教が伝わり，河浦町に1592年(文禄1)天草学林が建てられキリシタン布教の中心となった。島原の乱には幕府軍と信徒との間に富岡城攻防の激戦があった。…

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