Word: shimabara
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...under their signature; those who were not eager but would go if needed, were to draw one circle; and volunteers, two circles. I misrepresented my age, and drew two circles, signing my name. I was accepted. We were sent to Nagasaki, and in the calm waters of Shimabara Bay, we trained in maneuvering high-powered motor boats designed to run explosives into enemy landing crafts...
TOURIST TAKE This government-sponsored website offers practical information about hotels and transportation, a cultural and historical overview and sightseeing tips for all of Nagasaki prefecture, including the Shimabara peninsula and the Goto Islands...
SOME LIKE IT HOT Two hours' drive east of Nagasaki on the Shimabara peninsula lies a little bit of hell on earth. The hot springs at Jigoku (Japanese for "hades") have been popular with tourists since the 19th century when socialites from Vladivostok, Shanghai and Hong Kong summered and simmered at the resorts located along Mount Unzen's volcanic peaks. With waters as hot as 98 98?C, the pools can poach an egg in just a few minutes. Breakfast is not the only thing that has been cooked. In 1627, the lord of the Shimabara clan boiled 30 Christians...
...removed and exchanged for slippers whenever entering a traditional hotel or restaurant. Visits to the restroom require yet another change of footwear; the inevitable lapse will set off a chain reaction of tittering on the part of the staff. Thankfully, they're more forgiving than the lord of the Shimabara clan...
...persecuters were well aware that entire districts would be depopulated if all Christians were killed," says Drummond, "and so from the beginning they aimed to make apostates rather than martyrs." Many Japanese preferred to give up their Christianity. But a surprising number held out to the death. In Shimabara 36,000 men, women and children, offered the way to freedom if they renounced their faith, chose to be killed instead. In one district, not a single Christian was spared. Says Drummond: "More than 13% of all Japanese Christians lost their lives for the sake of their faith, a proportion probably...
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