Islam in the Land of the Rising Sun

The road to Hajj in the Land of the Rising Sun begins with the little known fact that there are ethnic Japanese Muslims.

Everyday the call to prayer is made in different corners of the predominantly Buddhist country – unobtrusively within the confines of its 50 or so mosques and approximately 100 musollas or communal prayer rooms.

Twenty-six-year-old Kubo-san prays at a small musolla in the agricultural district of Saitama, about two hours outside the capital, Tokyo.

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Created by robin 35 weeks 1 day ago – Made popular 35 weeks 1 day ago
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zichi said:

In Kobe there was the first Mosque, built in 1939. It survived the heavy fire bombing in WW2 and was the only building left standing. It also survived the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995.

Within the same square mile is a Mosque, a Synagogue, a Jain Temple, a Christian Church, a Buddhist Temple.

Everyone lives side by side and makes business together.

35 weeks 1 day 1 hour 31 min ago.

Paul said:

If there are ten thousand Japanese Muslims, then I'm the queen of England.

34 weeks 6 days 11 hours 25 min ago.

zichi said:

I don't know how many Muslims live in Kobe, they don't collect that sort of info but there are certainly more than 1,000. I think 10,000 in Japan is possible.

34 weeks 6 days 8 hours 40 min ago.

robin said:

all bow to 'Paul' the queenie of england....

34 weeks 4 days 11 hours 15 min ago.