How famous is Takashi Nagai in Japan?

As a Catholic I wonder how famous the Saint of Urakami, the physician and survivor of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Paul Takashi Nagai, is today. Has anybody visited his hermitage Nyoko-dô and the museum?

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Although I'm a native Japanese, I didn't know him.
He might be locally famous in Nagasaki area.

And I googled and found his Kanji name as ‰iˆä—²,
and re-googled with keyword Nagasaki and Nagai Takashi(both in Japanese)
to get about 20 thousand hits.

JFYI

I'm sadly surprised that he isn't as popular as I thought in Japan.
Here he's especially famous for his book "The Bells of Nagasaki" (’·�è‚Ì�à,Nagasaki no Kane). He chose his name because of the famous Japanese martyr Paul Miki.
He has an English, German, French, Italian and of course Japanese Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takashi_Nagai

However, I thank the ones who have taken the time to read my question and to give an answer.

If you mention he is the author of "Nagasaki no Kane", that would remind people. (That was the case for me.)

Plato I am kind of sad about Nagai . Have you ever heard about Sasaki , Sadako ?

Yes, she was the little girl which died of Leukemia caused by the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. I know that here in some German hospitals paper cranes are folded because of the legend the friend of Sadako Sasaki told her: that for 1000 paper cranes she would have a free wish and so she began to fold them to make it possible for her and others to get healthy again.

I am 32 year old. My family is not Catholic. But my mother told me about Dr.Nagai and the song of Kane-no-naru-oka when I was a child. I also remember the story of Kitahara Satoko of Ari-no-machi-no-Maria.

On my last trip to Japan (Feb 06) i visited the Nyokodo and Museum, i recommend seeing both, they are within walking distance of the cathedral.

Thank you ochadai and Philip for telling your experiences and impressions. It's much appreciated.

Yes, he's famous here.
I clearly remember that I learned about him when I was in junior high school. Also, I don't remember when but I've seen tv programs about him before.

*I'm not from Nagasaki,btw.

He was an inspirational man and I think he's well known here in Nagasaki. The museum and the tiny house where he spent his last days are well worth a visit (you can see a photograph of the house in Wikipedia). They are a short walk from Peace Park and the Atom Bomb Museum. His book "The Bells of Nagasaki" is a moving document.

Dr Nagai and the Nagasaki Peace Park are an inspiration although the latter was, understandably, hijacked by left-wing/socialist propaganda during the Cold War.
Nagasaki has a much better feeling for foreigners travelling to Japan compared to Hiroshima. Nagasaki gives the westerner a feeling of 'Never Again!' whereas Hiroshima gives a feeling of 'look what you evil foreigners did to us'.
Dr Nagai's house is also beautiful and wonderful how much can be done with a 3 Tatami size.

I think it is extremely sad that Takashi Nagai isn't much better known and honored neither in his native Japan nor the rest of the world. There is a small museum adjacent to his small hut where he wrote many of his books - which are unfortunately very difficult to purchase.