Tokyo Mosque | |
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東京ジャーミイ | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
Leadership | İmam Hatibi Muhammet Rıfat Çınar |
Location | |
Location | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
Geographic coordinates | 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 |
Tokyo Mosque, Tōkyō-jāmii (東京ジャーミイ) also known as Tokyo Camii (pronounced Jamii in Arabic), 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 Şenalp, in a style inspired by Ottoman architecture.