Tokyo Japan Temple

Tokyo Japan Temple
Number	18
Dedication	27 October 1980 (27 October 1980) by Spencer W. Kimball
Site	0.46 acres (0.2 hectares)
Floor area	52,590 sq ft (4,886 m2)
Height	178 ft (54 m)
Preceded by	São Paulo Brazil Temple
Followed by	Seattle Washington Temple
Official website • News & images
Additional information Announcement 9 August 1975 Groundbreaking 10 April 1978 Open House 15 September – 18 October 1980 Designed by Emil B. Fetzer Location 5-8-10 Minami Azabu Minato-Ku Tokyo, Japan Exterior finish 289 panels of precast stone which resembles light gray granite Temple design Modern, one spire Ordinance rooms 2 with Movie, stationary sessions Sealing rooms 5 Clothing rental Yes Cafeteria Full services Visitors'  center No

The Tokyo Japan Temple (formerly the Tokyo Temple) (東京神殿 , Tōkyō Shinden) is the 20th constructed and 18th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, it was the first temple built in Asia. It has a compact style that was a precursor for later urban area temples such as the Hong Kong China Temple and the Manhattan New York Temple.

The LDS temple in Tokyo, Japan was announced on August 9, 1975. The temple was built on less than half an acre, on the site of the former mission home in downtown Tokyo. The mission home had to be demolished for the temple construction to proceed. The temple is very compact, with a parking garage in the basement and an apartment on one of the upper floors for the temple president. It has 2 ordinance rooms, 5 sealing rooms, and a total floor area of 52,590 square feet (4,886 m²). The exterior of the temple is reinforced concrete covered with 289 pre-made panels of stone, which look like light gray granite.

An open house was held September 15 through October 18, 1980 to allow the public to see the interior of the new temple. Spencer W. Kimball dedicated the Tokyo Japan Temple October 27, 1980. On December 10, 2004, a ceremony was held in which an angel Moroni statue was added to the spire of the temple. The Tokyo temple serves members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Northern Japan and Vladivostok, Russia.

A second Latter-day Saint temple was built in Fukuoka, Japan in June 2000.

See also

• 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
• Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)

External links

Media related to Tokyo Japan Temple at Wikimedia Commons

• Official LDS Tokyo Japan Temple page
• Tokyo Japan Temple page
• Tokyo Japan Temple page with interior photos