Tokyo, Japan
Coordinates: 35.668243, 139.676517
Tokyo Mosque is a mosque with an adjoining Turkish culture center located in the oyama-cho district of Shibuya ward in Tokyo, Japan.
It is the largest mosque in Japan.
It has three floors. The first floor is for Turkish cultural center and multipurpose room that can be used for various activities such as discussion and wedding ceremonies. The second floor is prayer for male and the third floor is prayer for female.
History
The mosque was originally built along with an adjoining school on May 12, 1938 by Bashkir and Tatar immigrants from Russia who had come to Japan after the October Revolution.
It was made under the direction of Abdurreshid Ibrahim, the first Imam of the mosque, and Abdülhay Kurban Ali.
In 1986, the mosque had to be demolished because of severe structural damage. Under the direction and support of Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs, a new building was begun in 1998.
The architect for the building was Muharrem Hilmi Senalp.
Around 70 Turkish craftsmen performed the finishing details, and a considerable quantity of marble was imported from Turkey. The construction was completed in 2000 at a cost of around 1.5 billion yen. The inauguration was held on June 30, 2000.
Tokyo Mosque is 734 square meters in area and has one basement floor and three above-ground floors with a total floor area of 1,477 square meters.
Its main dome is 23.25 meters tall and is supported by six pillars, while the adjacent minaret is 41.48 meters tall.
Know This
This mosque is easily accessable from YoyogiｰUehara station （it’s near shibuya）
Few people can tell you where is the mosque. So please go to the main street, you will find small police station, they will show you the right way to go.
This beautiful mosque is open to anyone who wants to visit as long as women tourists have to cover their hair with the hijab provided at the entrance of the mosque and for male tourists not to wear shorts
