Tokyo Japan Temple
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worship and living sacred practice at Tokyo Japan Temple
Minato City, Tokyo, Japan
Plan this visit
Practical context before you go
Allow enough time to avoid rushing worship, but do not remain in a way that blocks circulation or a service.
5-chōme-8-10 Minamiazabu, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0047. Confirm the route, accessibility, opening status, and event-day restrictions through the official site and exact map record before travel.
Enter quietly and treat services, prayer, funerals, and pastoral conversations as worship rather than performance. Sit only where visitors are invited and follow the community's directions about participation.
At a glance
- Coordinates
- 35.6530, 139.7246
- Type
- Church
- Suggested duration
- Allow enough time to avoid rushing worship, but do not remain in a way that blocks circulation or a service.
- Access
- 5-chōme-8-10 Minamiazabu, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0047. Confirm the route, accessibility, opening status, and event-day restrictions through the official site and exact map record before travel.
Pilgrim tips
- Modest everyday clothing is appropriate; remove hats where the congregation requests it and respect reserved liturgical areas.
- Do not photograph services, worshippers, altars, or restricted interiors without permission from the institution.
- Do not improvise ritual, promise spiritual results, interrupt prayer, or handle devotional objects without invitation.
Overview
Tokyo Japan Temple (末日聖徒イエス・キリスト教会 日本東京神殿) is an active The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sacred place in Tokyo. The record is grounded in an exact Google Place ID, nearby coordinates, institutional or reference evidence, and a rights-cleared image of the site. Visit as a guest of a worshipping community: observe posted boundaries, keep rites and prayer unobstructed, and verify changing access information with the institution.
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 (LDS Church). Located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and dedicated in 1980, it was the first temple built in Asia. Its compact style provided a model for later buildings in urban areas, such as the Hong Kong China and Manhattan New York temples. The temple's design was inspired by Japanese architecture and culture. Following the announcement of the Tokyo Japan temple on August 9, 1975, groundbreaking took place on October 27, 1980; however, a traditional ceremony was not held since the mission home had already been constructed on the site. A century prior to the construction of the Tokyo Japan Temple, Hirobumi Ito became the first Japanese individual to meet a member of the LDS Church, when he was in the United States on a mission from the government of Meiji Japan to study the financial system. The Tokyo Japan Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After dedication, interior access is normally restricted to eligible church members with a temple recommend; public access should not be implied. Pilgrim Map presents this site through documented identity and living religious practice, not through star ratings or promises of transformation. Architecture and historical associations can help orient a visit, but they do not replace the meaning made by worship, teaching, memorial practice, service, and care. Visitors should distinguish institutional tradition from independently documented history, especially where a foundation narrative, miraculous account, political memory, or popular origin claim is involved. Approach slowly, read the room before acting, and allow regular worshippers to set the pace.
Context and lineage
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 (LDS Church). Located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and dedicated in 1980, it was the first temple built in Asia. Its compact style provided a model for later buildings in urban areas, such as the Hong Kong China and Manhattan New York temples. The temple's design was inspired by Japanese architecture and culture. Following the announcement of the Tokyo Japan temple on August 9, 1975, groundbreaking took place on October 27, 1980; however, a traditional ceremony was not held since the mission home had already been constructed on the site. A century prior to the construction of the Tokyo Japan Temple, Hirobumi Ito became the first Japanese individual to meet a member of the LDS Church, when he was in the United States on a mission from the government of Meiji Japan to study the financial system.
Tokyo Japan Temple belongs to the living The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints context documented by its institutional and exact-entity sources.
Why this place is sacred
A map can show the threshold of Tokyo Japan Temple; it cannot determine what the place means for every devotee. Quiet attention is more responsible than assigning a single mood, energy, or spiritual effect. Notice how people prepare to enter, where they pause, and which spaces remain protected, while avoiding imitation or intrusion.
The cited sources identify Tokyo Japan Temple as an exact The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints institution and provide the bounded historical context summarized here.
The site's present form reflects continuity as well as rebuilding, institutional change, and the work of successive communities. Specific claims are limited to the cited record.
Traditions and practice
Enter quietly and treat services, prayer, funerals, and pastoral conversations as worship rather than performance. Sit only where visitors are invited and follow the community's directions about participation.
Current practice and participation at Tokyo Japan Temple follow the institution's own guidance. Do not infer permission from what another visitor does.
Notice the threshold, the order of movement, and the care given to sacred objects without turning observation into performance.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
ActiveTokyo Japan Temple is an active The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints place in Tokyo. Its sacred meaning belongs first to the worshipping community, its documented history, and its continuing care—not to popularity metrics.
Enter quietly and treat services, prayer, funerals, and pastoral conversations as worship rather than performance. Sit only where visitors are invited and follow the community's directions about participation.
Experience and perspectives
Begin with the site's present threshold rather than a checklist. Put away conversation and devices when worship is underway, yield to people making offerings or attending services, and accept closures without pressing for access. A respectful visit may be brief. Its value does not depend on witnessing a ceremony, entering every building, or producing photographs.
Use the official site and posted notices to distinguish public grounds from worship, residential, administrative, memorial, or conservation spaces.
Read Tokyo Japan Temple through its living The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints community alongside documented history, architecture, and urban context.
Institutional and exact-entity sources establish identity and bound the historical account. Unresolved or contested claims remain explicitly attributed.
According to its tradition, sacred meaning is encountered through worship, teaching, remembrance, and the relationships sustained by the community.
No paranormal, medical, therapeutic, or guaranteed transformative effect is claimed.
Visit planning
5-chōme-8-10 Minamiazabu, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0047. Confirm the route, accessibility, opening status, and event-day restrictions through the official site and exact map record before travel.
No lodging recommendation is made; use current, independent accessibility and accommodation information.
Enter quietly and treat services, prayer, funerals, and pastoral conversations as worship rather than performance. Sit only where visitors are invited and follow the community's directions about participation.
Modest everyday clothing is appropriate; remove hats where the congregation requests it and respect reserved liturgical areas.
Do not photograph services, worshippers, altars, or restricted interiors without permission from the institution.
Use only offering and donation channels authorized by Tokyo Japan Temple; never leave substitute objects or food without permission.
Respect barriers, private rooms, protected fabric, sacred interiors, and any temporary restriction announced by staff.
Plan your visit
Address
日本、〒106-0047 東京都港区南麻布５丁目８−１０
Phone
Hours
Hours, fees, and access can change — verify on the official source before you travel. Practical details last checked Aug 2026.
Nearby sacred places
Sacred places within a half-day’s reach. Pilgrims often visit them together: walk one, stay for the other.
References
Sources consulted when researching this page. Independent verification by readers is welcome.
- 01Tokyo Japan Temple — 末日聖徒イエス・キリスト教会 日本東京神殿high-reliability
- 02Tokyo Japan Temple — Wikipedia contributors
- 03日本の末日聖徒イエス・キリスト教会 — Japanese Wikipedia contributors
- 04Wikidata entity Q2036364 — Wikidata contributors
- 05Tokyo Japan Temple Google Maps place record — Google
- 06File:Tokyo Japan Temple.jpg — Wikimedia Commons contributors
Key questions
What pilgrims usually ask
- Why is Tokyo Japan Temple considered sacred?
- Visit Tokyo Japan Temple with verified historical context, living The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints significance, practical access notes, respectf
- What should I wear at Tokyo Japan Temple?
- Modest everyday clothing is appropriate; remove hats where the congregation requests it and respect reserved liturgical areas.
- Can I take photos at Tokyo Japan Temple?
- Do not photograph services, worshippers, altars, or restricted interiors without permission from the institution.
- How long should I spend at Tokyo Japan Temple?
- Allow enough time to avoid rushing worship, but do not remain in a way that blocks circulation or a service.
- How do you visit Tokyo Japan Temple?
- 5-chōme-8-10 Minamiazabu, Minato City, Tokyo 106-0047. Confirm the route, accessibility, opening status, and event-day restrictions through the official site and exact map record before travel.
- What offerings are appropriate at Tokyo Japan Temple?
- Use only offering and donation channels authorized by Tokyo Japan Temple; never leave substitute objects or food without permission.
- What etiquette should visitors follow at Tokyo Japan Temple?
- Enter quietly and treat services, prayer, funerals, and pastoral conversations as worship rather than performance. Sit only where visitors are invited and follow the community's directions about participation.
- What is the history of Tokyo Japan Temple?
- 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 (LDS Church). Located in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, and dedicated in 1980, it was the first temple built in Asia. Its compact style provided a model for later buildings in urban areas, such as the Hong Kong China and Manhattan New York temples. The temple's design was inspired by Japanese architecture and culture. Following the announcement of the Tokyo Japan temple on August 9, 1975, groundbreaking took place on October 27, 1980; however, a traditional ceremony was not held since the mission home had already been constructed on the site. A century prior to the construction of the Tokyo Japan Temple, Hirobumi Ito became the first Japanese individual to meet a member of the LDS Church, when he was in the United States on a mission from the government of Meiji Japan to study the financial system.