September 14, 2025

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Justo Takayama Ukon (ジュスト高山右近)

The Christian Samurai Justo Takayama Ukon (ジュスト高山右近), born Takayama Hikogorō (高山彦五郎) and also known as Dom Justo Takayama (c. 1552/1553 – 5 February 1615) was a Japanese Catholic daimyō and samurai during the Sengoku period that saw rampant anti-Catholic sentiment.[1][2] Takayama was baptized into the Catholic Church in 1564...
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