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{{nihongo|'''Kobe Mosque'''|神戸モスク|Kōbe Mosque}}, also known as {{nihongo|'''Kobe Muslim Mosque'''|神戸ムスリムモスク|Kōbe Muslim Mosque}}, was founded in October, 1935 in [[Kobe]] and is [[Japan]]'s first [[mosque]].<ref>Penn, M. "Islam in Japan," [http://www.asiaquarterly.com/content/view/168/ Harvard Asia Quarterly] Vol. 10, No. 1, Winter 2006., retrieved February 26, 2007</ref> Its construction was funded by donations collected by the Islamic Committee of Kobe from 1928 until its opening in 1935.<ref>Agakhan third was a major contributor and then East Pakistan Prime Minister met Emporer of Japan to discuss the building of a mosque and Emporer was gracious enough to offer a land for its construction.[http://www.kobemosque.org/History%20English.htm Kobe Mosque Official Website] - "History", retrieved February 26, 2007</ref> The mosque was confiscated by the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] in 1943. However, it continues to function as mosque today. It is located in the [[Kitano-cho]] foreign district of Kobe. Owing to its basement and structure, the mosque survived the air raids that laid waste to most of Kobe's urban districts in 1945 and was able to endure through the [[Great Hanshin earthquake]] in 1995. The mosque is located in one of Kobe's best-known tourist areas, which features many old western style buildings.
{{nihongo|'''Kobe Mosque'''|神戸モスク|Kōbe Mosque}}, also known as {{nihongo|'''Kobe Muslim Mosque'''|神戸ムスリムモスク|Kōbe Muslim Mosque}}, was founded in October, 1935 in [[Kobe]] and is [[Japan]]'s first [[mosque]].<ref>Penn, M. "Islam in Japan," [http://www.asiaquarterly.com/content/view/168/ Harvard Asia Quarterly] Vol. 10, No. 1, Winter 2006., retrieved February 26, 2007</ref> Its construction was funded by donations collected by the Islamic Committee of Kobe from 1928 until its opening in 1935.<ref>Agakhan third was a major contributor and then East Pakistan Prime Minister met Emperor of Japan to discuss the building of a mosque and Emperor was gracious enough to offer a land for its construction.[http://www.kobemosque.org/History%20English.htm Kobe Mosque Official Website] - "History", retrieved February 26, 2007</ref> The mosque was confiscated by the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] in 1943. However, it continues to function as mosque today. It is located in the [[Kitano-cho]] foreign district of Kobe. Owing to its basement and structure, the mosque survived the air raids that laid waste to most of Kobe's urban districts in 1945 and was able to endure through the [[Great Hanshin earthquake]] in 1995. The mosque is located in one of Kobe's best-known tourist areas, which features many old western style buildings.


The mosque was built in traditional Indian style by the Czech architect [[Jan Josef Švagr]] (1885–1969), the architect of a number of Western religious buildings throughout Japan.
The mosque was built in traditional Indian style by the Czech architect [[Jan Josef Švagr]] (1885–1969), the architect of a number of Western religious buildings throughout Japan.

Revision as of 02:00, 5 November 2016

Kobe Masjid
神戸モスク
Kōbe Mosque
Kobe Mosque
Religion
AffiliationIslam
Location
Location2-25-14 Nakayamate Dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Postal Code: 650-0004
Architecture
TypeMosque
Minaret(s)2

Kobe Mosque (神戸モスク, Kōbe Mosque), also known as Kobe Muslim Mosque (神戸ムスリムモスク, Kōbe Muslim Mosque), was founded in October, 1935 in Kobe and is Japan's first mosque.[1] Its construction was funded by donations collected by the Islamic Committee of Kobe from 1928 until its opening in 1935.[2] The mosque was confiscated by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1943. However, it continues to function as mosque today. It is located in the Kitano-cho foreign district of Kobe. Owing to its basement and structure, the mosque survived the air raids that laid waste to most of Kobe's urban districts in 1945 and was able to endure through the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995. The mosque is located in one of Kobe's best-known tourist areas, which features many old western style buildings.

The mosque was built in traditional Indian style by the Czech architect Jan Josef Švagr (1885–1969), the architect of a number of Western religious buildings throughout Japan.

See also

References

  1. ^ Penn, M. "Islam in Japan," Harvard Asia Quarterly Vol. 10, No. 1, Winter 2006., retrieved February 26, 2007
  2. ^ Agakhan third was a major contributor and then East Pakistan Prime Minister met Emperor of Japan to discuss the building of a mosque and Emperor was gracious enough to offer a land for its construction.Kobe Mosque Official Website - "History", retrieved February 26, 2007

34°41′46″N 135°11′16″E / 34.69611°N 135.18778°E / 34.69611; 135.18778