Tokyo Mosque (Tokyo, Japan)
Tokyo Camii,
also known as Tokyo Mosque, 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. The mosque was originally built along with an
adjoining a school on May 12, 1938 by Tatar immigrants from Russia who had come
to Japan after the October Revolution. It was made under the direction of
Abdurresid Ibrahim, the first Imam of the mosque, and Abdulhay Kurban Ali.
In 1986, the
mosque had to be demolished because of severe structural damage. Under the
direction and support of Diyanet Isleri Baskanlıgı a new building was begun in
1998. The architect for the building was Muharrem 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.
Tokyo Camii 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.
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