Okinawa Japan Temple - ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
WEBLocated in Okinawa City near the Kadena Air Base, the beautiful Okinawa Japan Temple reflects Japanese architecture, featuring floral designs inspired by the annual blossoming of trees in Okinawa and a stop-stone detail inspired by traditional Shibi Japanese roof tiles.
Okinawa Japan Temple - Wikipedia
WEBThe Okinawa Japan Temple is the first temple to be built in Okinawa and is the church's fourth temple built in Japan, following the Tokyo (1980), Fukuoka (2000), and Sapporo (2016) temples. [11] According to the church, there are more than 130,000 Latter-day Saints spread throughout more than 260 congregations in Japan. [13] .
Gokoku-ji (Okinawa) - Wikipedia
WEBGokoku-ji (護国寺, "Protection of the Nation Temple") is a Zen Buddhist temple in Naha, Okinawa. Established in 1367, the temple served as a major national temple for the Okinawan kingdom of Chūzan and the unified Ryūkyū Kingdom which would follow.
Interior, exterior photos of Okinawa Japan Temple released
WEBSep 21, 2023 · Interior, exterior photos of new Okinawa Japan Temple, which will be that country’s fourth house of the Lord, were released on Sept. 21. The Okinawa Japan Temple features an origami-inspired stair hall inside and a Japanese rock garden outside.
Okinawa Japan Temple - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day …
WEBOkinawa Japan Temple. Temple closed today. Scheduled temple appointments are encouraged and appreciated, but patrons without appointments are welcome. For those without appointments, wait times might be longer. Appointments Prayer Roll. Address 7-11-32 Matsumoto. Okinawa-shi, Okinawa-ken, Okinawa. 904 …
Latest News on the Okinawa Japan Temple
WEBThe Okinawa Japan Temple will be a two-story building of approximately 10,000 square feet, as revealed today in an exterior rendering released to the public. Plans also call for a temple patron arrival center to be added to the adjacent Okinawa Ward meetinghouse.
Okinawa Japan Temple | Church News Almanac – Church News
WEBAs World War II’s final battles raged in 1945, the Battle of Okinawa claimed the lives of 240,000 Japanese and U.S. servicemen and Okinawan civilians. Yet almost eight decades later, the island chain received a symbol of peace and unity: the Okinawa Japan Temple.
The Okinawa Japan Temple - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter …
WEBMay 16, 2023 · The Okinawa Japan Temple was announced by President Russell M. Nelson in April 2019. A year later, in May 2020, the location was revealed—right next to the Okinawa District Building at 7-11 Matsumoto-cho, Okinawa City. And, on December 5, 2020, ground was broken for the temple.
Okinawa Japan Temple to ‘Bless the Entire Community’
WEBDec 5, 2020 · The Okinawa Japan Temple will be located on a half-acre site at 7-11, Matsumoto, Okinawa Shi, in Okinawa-ken, Japan. Plans call for a two-story, 10,000-square-foot temple. A temple-patron waiting area will also be added to an adjacent existing meetinghouse that was completed in 2013.
Elder Gary E. Stevenson dedicates the Okinawa Japan Temple
WEBNov 12, 2023 · In the 12,437-square-foot temple, Okinawan Latter-day Saints will honor their ancestors — “many who faced an untimely death associated with war.” The temple, he said, “can bring peace and comfort and unity of heart and mind and respect and devotion to our departed ancestors.”
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