The Ottoman dome
Calligraphy and blue ornament.
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The largest mosque in Japan, with an adjoining Turkish cultural centre, in Ōyama-chō in Shibuya. The first mosque was built on 12 May 1938 by Bashkir and Tatar immigrants from Russia, under its first imam, Abdurreshid Ibrahim, and was demolished in 1986 after serious structural damage. It was rebuilt with the support of Turkey's Directorate of Religious Affairs: work began in 1998 and it opened on 30 June 2000, designed by the architect Hilmi Şenalp in the Ottoman style. Around 70 Turkish craftsmen did the finishing work, and much of its marble came from Turkey. A broad dome decorated with Arabic calligraphy and blue ornament crowns the prayer hall, lit by stained-glass windows and a great chandelier, with a white marble minbar carved in openwork and a tiled mihrab. A slender Ottoman minaret rises beside it. The mosque opens daily 10:00-18:00; on Fridays general visits start at 14:00, and there are guided tours in Japanese on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays at 14:30, according to its official site. Modest dress is required: a headscarf and long, loose clothing for women, and no shorts for men. The building has a halal market and a café.
Calligraphy and blue ornament.
White openwork.
Inside the building.
Ōyama-chō, Shibuya ward
Daily 10:00-18:00; on Fridays general visits start at 14:00, with guided tours on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays at 14:30, according to its official site.
Yes, the building has a halal market and a café, according to its official site.