List of mosques in Japan


This is a list of major mosques in Japan.
According to The Asahi Shimbun, in may 2023 there are 113 mosques in Japan.

History

The first mosque was the Kobe Muslim Mosque, established in 1935. According to japanfocus.org, there were 30 to 40 single-story mosques in Japan, The largest of which is the Tokyo Mosque, plus another 100 or more apartment rooms set aside for prayers in the absence of more suitable facilities. 90% of these mosques use the 2nd floor for religious activities and the first floor as a halal shop, due to financial problems, as membership is too low to cover the expenses. Most of these mosques have only a capacity of 30 to 50 people. In 2016, the first ever mosque tailored for native Japanese worshipers was opened. In 2021, there were 113 Mosques in Japan. As of 2023, there is one Ahmadi mosque in Japan, The Japan Mosque. It was established in 2015 by Mirza Masroor Ahmad, the mosque has a capacity of 500 worshippers, the largest of any mosque in Japan.

List

NameImagesCityYearRemarks
Asakusa Mosque120pxAsakusa, Taitō, Tokyo1998ICOJ
Edogawa MosqueEdogawa, Tokyo
Fukuoka MosqueFukuoka, Fukuoka2009
Gifu MosqueGifu, Gifu2008
Hira MosqueIchikawa, Chiba1997ICOJ
Meguro MosqueMeguro, TokyoSunni mosque located in a four-storey building, funded with the support of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Japan MosqueTsushima, Aichi2001The only Ahmadiyya mosque in Japan.
Kamata MosqueKamata, Ōta, Tokyo2001
Kōbe MosqueKobe, Hyōgo1935The first mosque in Japan; completed in the Indo-Islamic style.
Mito MosqueMito, Ibaraki2007ICOJ
Nagoya MosqueNagoya, Aichi1998
Babul Islam MosqueOyama, TochigiICOJ
Tokyo MosqueShibuya, Tokyo1938The largest mosque in Japan, the Turkish Sunni mosque was completed in the Ottoman style and remodelled in 2000.
Tatebayashi MosqueTatebayashi, Gunma2004ICOJ
Yokohama MosqueYokohama, Kanagawa2006