Nagoya Mosque ( ja, 名古屋モスク;
Romaji
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Japanese is normally written in a combination of logographic characters borrowed from Ch ...
: ''Nagoya Mosuku'') is a mosque in
Nakamura-ku,
Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most pop ...
,
Aichi Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefectur ...
,
Japan
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.
In 1980s, Muslims around the area started to collect donations for construction and the mosque was built in 1998.
In 2002, they acquired capacity of
Religious corporation
A religious corporation is a type of religious non-profit organization, which has been incorporated under the law. Often these types of corporations are recognized under the law on a subnational level, for instance by a state or province governme ...
in the name of Islamic Center of Nagoya,
and since then, they run the mosque. The organization also set up a mosque called Gifu Masjid in
Gifu Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Gifu Prefecture has a population of 1,991,390 () and has a geographic area of . Gifu Prefecture borders Toyama Prefecture to the north; Ishikawa Prefecture to the northwest, F ...
in 2008.
They arranges certificates issuance and offers introductory booklets on Islam.
Prior to this, in this area, there was a mosque called Nagoya Muslim Mosque which has been burnt down during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
.
See also
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Islam in Japan
The history of Islam in Japan is relatively brief in relation to the religion's longstanding presence in other nearby countries. Islam is one of the smallest minority faiths in Japan, representing around 0.15% of the total population as of 2020. T ...
References
1998 establishments in Japan
Mosques completed in 1998
Mosques in Japan
Religious buildings and structures in Nagoya
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