shingō village has what is said to be the last resting place of jesus. it is called the "tomb of jesus" ("kirisuto no haka"). it's also where jesus' last descendants, the family of sajiro sawaguchi, lives. the sawaguchi family says that jesus christ did not die on the cross at golgotha. instead, his brother, isukiri, took his place on the cross. jesus left, and he went through siberia to mutsu province (in northern japan). once in japan, he changed his name to torai tora daitenku. he became a rice farmer, and he married a twenty-year old japanese woman named miyuko. he raised three daughters near what is now shingō. while in japan, he supposedly traveled around. he supposedly died at the age of 106. his body was exposed on a hilltop for four years. jesus' bones were collected, bundled, and buried in the mound said to be the grave of jesus christ.