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.

Shortly after, he began a period of semi-retirement and trained his son, Tokugawa Hidetada, to rule in his place. After turning sixty-five years old, he spent the rest of his life supervising the ...