The is the 20th constructed and 18th operating

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(LDS Church). Located in

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, Japan, it was the first temple built in

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, being dedicated in 1980. It has a compact style that was a precursor for later buildings in urban areas, such as the Hong Kong China and Manhattan New York temples.

History

The intent to construct a temple in Tokyo was announced by the LDS Church on August 9, 1975. The temple was built on less than half an acre, on the site of the former mission home in downtown Tokyo. The mission home had to be demolished for the temple construction to proceed. The temple is very compact, with a parking garage in the basement and an apartment on one of the upper floors for the

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. It has two ordinance rooms, five sealing rooms, and a total floor area of . The exterior of the temple is reinforced concrete covered with 289 pre-made panels of stone, which look like light gray granite. An open house was held September 15 through October 18, 1980, to allow the public to see the interior of the new temple. Church president Spencer W. Kimball dedicated the Tokyo Japan Temple October 27, 1980. On December 10, 2004, a ceremony was held in which an

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statue was added to the spire of the temple. In June 2000, the Fukuoka Japan Temple was dedicated in

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. Ground was broken for the

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on October 22, 2011. On April 10, 2017 the LDS Church announced that the temple would close in October 2017 for renovations that were originally anticipated to be completed in 2020. After delays due to the

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, the LDS Church announced on March 23, 2022 that a public open house would be held from June 3 through 18, 2022, excluding Sundays. The temple was rededicated by

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on July 3, 2022. Tokyo Japan Temple

Presidents

Notable presidents of the temple include Adney Y. Komatsu (1982–85); Sam K. Shimabukuro (1985–88); and Yoshihiko Kikuchi (1994–97).

References

External links

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Tokyo Japan Temple Official site

Tokyo Japan Temple
at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org

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History

Presidents

See also

References

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