Inheritance of faith(11)
Mr.and Mrs.Clark (A Missionary Coupe)
The Clarks, an American missionary husband and wife, came to Japan to spread the Gospel. They spent a year in Kumamoto, then in 1892, they moved to Hiroshima-dori avenue in Miyazaki City, where they spread the teachings of Christianity.
While proselytizing, the couple opened a kindergarten and Hyuga Kunmoin (later called the Miyazaki Prefectural School for the Blind). They also opened their home to schoolgirls and performed voluntary social services, including teaching them English, sewing and Western cooking.
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Name plates of Clark Street
These signs are set up in various places along a street that runs about 700 meters to west from Tachibana-Dori Ave., a shopping street in Miyazaki City.
Location: 2 Tachibanadorihigashi, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki
Transportation: Approx. 15 min from Higashi Kyushu Expressway Miyazaki-nishi Interchange
Approx. 15 min walk from JR Miyazaki Station
Statue of Cyrus A. Clark
A statue of Cyrus A. Clark and two children in Sakaemachi Gaiku Park.
Location: 5 Beppucho, Miyazaki-shi, Miyazaki
Transportation: Approx. 20 min from Higashi Kyushu Expressway Miyazaki-nishi Interchange
Approx. 7 min walk from JR Miyazaki Station