Tochigi / Matsugamine Catholic Church
This Romanesque chapel built with Oyaishi stones was founded in 1932, and is proud to be the largest existing buildings built with Oyaishi stones, igneous stones only found in this area.
The interior of the church is decorated with a lot of Oyaishi stones, producing a unique atmosphere. A pipe organ is also being installed inside.
The church is illuminated at night from sunset to 8:30 pm.
* Oyaishi is a generic name for the rhyolitic breccia tuff that can be mined around the area of Oya Town, Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture. It has traditionally been used as the building material for structures such as outer walls and storehouses because of its softness and ease of processing.
| Location | 1-1-5 Matsugamine Kyokai Utsunomiya City Tochigi Prefecture Google Maps |
| Tour application / Contact information | TEL:+81-28-635-0405/FAX:+81-28-635-9666 |
| e-mail | matumine@sea.ucatv.ne.jp |
| Open hours | 8:00am-8:00pm |
| Mass information | Every Sunday at 10:00am; Service held in Japanese
1st and 3rd Sundays every month at 2:00pm; Service held in English
1st Sunday every month at 4:00pm; Service held in Portuguese |
| Special notices | No Mass service provided by application. |
| Chief priest | Father Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Father Nelson Seno Cabasisi |
| Access | 5 minutes walk from Tobu Utsunomiya Station; Take a bus from JR Utsunomiya Station (west exit) and get off at the Tobu Ekimae or Tobu Nishiguchi bus stop. Walk for 5 minutes. |
| Further information | Click here |
