First mosque in JAPAN

First mosque in JAPAN [ KOBE MOSQUE]

Kobe mosque

Kobe mosque also known as Kobe Muslim mosque,was founded in October ,1935 in Kobe and is japan’s first mosque.Its construction was funded by donations collected by the Islamic committee of Kobe from 1928 Until its opening in 1935.The Mosque was confiscated by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1943.The Mosque is located in one of Kobe's best-Known tourist area.

The Mosque was built in traditional Indian style by the Czech architect Jan Josef Savager (1885-1969),the architect of a number of western religious buildings throughout Japan.

History of Kobe Mosque

The Kobe Mosque ,the first mosque in Japan, was built In 1935 through the donations of the neighborhood

Muslim community, Which consisted of Indians, Tatars and Turks. It has survived air raids during the war in the pacific as well as the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, and the original building is intact  even today.

The Library in the mosque

The Library in the mosque

There is a library set up inside the mosque, with Arabic publications lining the shelves .the book collection also has Japanese language texts about Islam .

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