Tokyo Mosque

Tokyo Mosque
Tokyo Mosque
東京ジャーミイ
Religion
Affiliation	Sunni Islam
Leadership	Imam Ahmad Maeno Hafizahullah
Location
Location	Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
	Shown within Special wards of Tokyo
Geographic coordinates	35°40′05″N 139°40′35″E / 35.66806°N 139.67639°ECoordinates: 35°40′05″N 139°40′35″E / 35.66806°N 139.67639°E
Architecture
Architect(s)	Muharrem Hilmi Senalp
Type	Mosque
Date established	30 June 2000
Groundbreaking	1998
Completed	2000
Construction cost	1.5 billion yen
Specifications
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	1
Minaret height	41.48 meters

Inside Tokyo Camii

Tokyo Mosque, Tōkyō-jāmii (東京ジャーミイ) also known as Tokyo Camii (pronounced Jamii), is a mosque with an adjoining Turkish culture center located in the Ōyama-chō district of Shibuya ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is the largest mosque in Japan.

Originally built in 1938, the current building was completed in 2000. It was designed by Hilmi Senalp, in a style inspired by Ottoman architecture.

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 Hilmi Senalp. The ornamentation was based on Ottoman religious architecture. 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.^[1]

Description[]

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.^[2]

Notes[]

The word camii is a Turkish word derived from the Arabic word jami which means 'congregational mosque.'

References[]

^ “New Tokyo Mosque opens”, in: The Japan Times, July 1st, 2000.
^ “Japan's largest mosque completed in Tokyo”, in: , Autumn 2000.

External links[]

Official Website - English, Japanese and Turkish.
Information about the building^{[dead link]}- Japanese

[1] “New Tokyo Mosque opens”, in: The Japan Times, July 1st, 2000.

[2] “Japan's largest mosque completed in Tokyo”, in: , Autumn 2000.

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