The Katsuyama United Church of Christ in Japan
Established in 1918, this building has almost 100 years of history. In the old days, Christmas Mass was celebrated here, but the church has been closed for a long time due to lack of a pastor. With the arrival of a new pastor in 2014, it's now open from time to time. It's the first church in all of Japan to have a noren. Their noren features a cross and a woodcut image. The ends of both brackets holding the noren in place also feature a cross. |