All of the Christians were crucified on Nishizaka Hill, the same spot where 55 martyrs would die 25 years later on the orders of Tokugawa Hidetada, the second leader of the Tokugawa shogunate.

He also played the role of the second shogun of the Edo shogunate, Tokugawa Hidetada, in an NHK historical drama. Zojoji temple was chosen as the venue of Tuesday's event because Hidetada ...