Amakusa

Amakusa islands at Yatsushiro Sea, in Japan. The largest island (left) is Shimoshima.
View of Amakusa islands (with Yushima, Kami-Amakusa in foreground).
Ōe Catholic Church

Amakusa (天草), which means "Heaven's Grass," is a series of islands off the west coast of Kyushu, the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan.