Fukuoka Japan Temple

Fukuoka Japan Temple
Number	88
Dedication	11 June 2000 (11 June 2000) by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	0.5 acres (0.2 hectares)
Floor area	10,700 sq ft (990 m2)
Preceded by	San José Costa Rica Temple
Followed by	Adelaide Australia Temple
Official website • News & images
Additional information Announcement 7 May 1998 Groundbreaking 20 March 1999 by L. Lionel Kendrick Open House 1 June – 3 June 2000 Current President Ryoushou Nakamura (2006) Designed by Kanji Moriya and Church A&E Services Location 46 Hirao Johsui-machi, Chūō-ku Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken Japan Exterior finish Two tones of polished granite, Empress White and Majestic Grey, quarried in China Temple design Classic modern, single-spire design Ordinance rooms 2 with Movie, two-stage progressive sessions Sealing rooms 2 Clothing rental No Cafeteria No services Visitors'  center No

The Fukuoka Japan Temple (福岡神殿, Fukuoka Shinden) is the 88th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Fukuoka temple serves more than 7,700 members in Kyūshū, Okinawa, Yamaguchi and Hiroshima.

Plans to build a temple in Fukuoka, Japan, were announced on May 7, 1998. It is the second temple in Japan, the first being dedicated in Tokyo in 1980. Its 1.25-acre (5,100 m²) site in Chūō-ku is adjacent to the Fukuoka Municipal Zoo and Botanical Gardens, and is also the location of a mission home and offices for the LDS Church. The temple has a single-spire design and the exterior is finished with polished Empress White and Majestic Grey granite from China, very similar to the Snowflake Arizona Temple.

A site dedication and a groundbreaking ceremony for the Fukuoka Japan Temple were held on March 20, 1999. L. Lionel Kendrick, a member of the Seventy and President of the Asia North Area, presided at the ceremony. The temple was open to the public for tours from June 1 - 3, 2000. Those who toured the 10,700-square-foot (990 m²) Mormon temple were able to see the Celestial room, two ordinance rooms, two sealing rooms and baptistery, and were able to learn more about Mormon beliefs. President of the LDS Church, Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Fukuoka Japan Temple on June 11, 2000.

See also

• Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
• Temple (Latter Day Saints)
• Temple architecture (LDS Church)

External links

• Official LDS Fukuoka Japan Temple page
• Fukuoka Japan Temple page
• Japan Fukuoka Temple Photos including construction, dedication and site