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| Road Sign in Shingo, Aomori Photo by calebincatania |
As the story goes, an itinerant shepherd turned garlic farmer settled in a mountain hamlet of northern Japan approximately 2,000 years ago. He allegedly lived to be 106 after falling in love and fathering three children. Some call him Daitenku Taro - others call him Jesus Christ.
Smithsonian Magazine reports that this Japanese hamlet, Shingo, now advertises itself as "Christ's Hometown." Never mind that the village church has been repurposed into a tourist attraction, the annual Christ Festival is still going strong.
So how did Jesus of Nazareth happen to end up in the hills of Japan? Local folklore has an answer for that. It is said that Jesus did not die on the cross, but rather his "kid brother, Isukiri" did. It is also said that Jesus was over in Japan during those twelve "lost years" that many have wondered about.
It therefore makes perfect sense (assuming you believe the rest of this tale) that Jesus would seek refuge in the "promised land" of Japan after being persecuted in Jerusalem.
Resources
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/The-Little-Known-Legend-of-Jesus-in-Japan-183833821.html?c=y&page=1
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