Muslim Travel Guide Japan Tokyo: Yoyogi Mosque, Friday Prayer, Turkish Market and Muslim Community
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Summary: This Japan Muslim travel guide follows two visits to Yoyogi Mosque in Tokyo, covering Friday prayer, the Turkish-style prayer hall, the halal supermarket, the small museum, local Muslims, non-Muslim visitors, and a touching scene of people accepting Islam.
The first time I went to Yoyogi Mosque (Tokyo Camii) (Tokyo Camii) (Tokyo Camii) (Tokyo Camii) was the day I first arrived in Japan. The subway line was very complicated, but I still found the place smoothly.
That day was Friday, and many Muslims could be seen near the mosque. When we arrived at the mosque, the terrace on the second floor was already full, and the sun made the marble floor hot, making it impossible to stay. After a while, the insulation cloth was handed over, and I sat on it, but it wasn't hot anymore.
After a while, a piece of paper was handed over, with the general content of the imam's speech that day written on it in Arabic, English and Japanese. This is quite fresh.
After salah, people filed out of the main hall, and I finally had a chance to go in and take a look. The inside is in the Turkish style, with beautiful paintings.
There was a halal food supermarket on the first floor of the mosque. I still remember the people working there, a Japanese woman wearing a headscarf, and two or three Uzbeks. next next next next to the supermarket, there is also an exquisite small fireplace on the first floor.
After salah, I stayed on the terrace on the second floor for a while and met two Chinese people. One was a man from Qinghai. He advised me to develop here. But traveling abroad and working are two different things. The latter has too many things to consider and costs to pay.
The other was an old man. He said that he was a professor at a university here and had written books. If I remember correctly, he seems to be from Beijing. He came to Japan when he was young. Now he is married and has children in Japan and has lived in Japan for many years.
After that I left the mosque and went to Meguro and Shinjuku.
The second time I went to Yoyogi Mosque (Tokyo Camii) (Tokyo Camii) (Tokyo Camii) (Tokyo Camii) was eight days later. I was on a flight back to my country that night, so I took the opportunity to go to Yoyogi while I was last in Tokyo.
I visited the halal supermarket again. The weather was hot at that time, so I bought a box of ice cream to eat. This ice cream is a special kind of ice cream from Turkey. It is very tough and chewy. There are three architectural models placed near the supermarket, which are what Yoyogi Mosque (Tokyo Camii) (Tokyo Camii) (Tokyo Camii) (Tokyo Camii) looked like in history.
The first-generation mosques were no different from traditional Japanese huts from the Edo period. The second generation has a dome and a minaret. Although the configuration is the same as the current mosque, the style is different. Now this building is in typical Turkish style.
There is an elevator on the right side of the model. When I went upstairs, I saw a teacher teaching Qur'an recitation to the children. After that, I went to the museum at the mosque here. To be honest, apart from some old photos, there were no other exhibits in this museum.
Moreover, these photos seem to have no fixed theme and have nothing to do with the mosque.
After leaving the museum, we came to the main hall. Here I saw a scene that touched me very much. At that time, I noticed a young man and woman at the front of the prayer hall, sitting opposite the imam of the mosque.
After listening to their words, I later realized that they were accepting Islam. I had only seen others accepting Islam on the Internet before, but I didn’t expect to see it in person today. This is the first time I have seen someone accept Islam.
Before I left, I saw some non-Muslim visitors coming in and sitting in the main hall. An imam who spoke Japanese was introducing the mosque and Islam to them. I just exchanged a few words with him, so he knew that I was from China.
Seeing that I was about to leave, he pulled me and introduced to the tourists that this person was from China. I sheepishly said hello to the tourists, konnichiwa, and then left.
Summary: This Japan Muslim travel guide follows two visits to Yoyogi Mosque in Tokyo, covering Friday prayer, the Turkish-style prayer hall, the halal supermarket, the small museum, local Muslims, non-Muslim visitors, and a touching scene of people accepting Islam.
The first time I went to Yoyogi Mosque (Tokyo Camii) (Tokyo Camii) (Tokyo Camii) (Tokyo Camii) was the day I first arrived in Japan. The subway line was very complicated, but I still found the place smoothly.
That day was Friday, and many Muslims could be seen near the mosque. When we arrived at the mosque, the terrace on the second floor was already full, and the sun made the marble floor hot, making it impossible to stay. After a while, the insulation cloth was handed over, and I sat on it, but it wasn't hot anymore.
After a while, a piece of paper was handed over, with the general content of the imam's speech that day written on it in Arabic, English and Japanese. This is quite fresh.
After salah, people filed out of the main hall, and I finally had a chance to go in and take a look. The inside is in the Turkish style, with beautiful paintings.
There was a halal food supermarket on the first floor of the mosque. I still remember the people working there, a Japanese woman wearing a headscarf, and two or three Uzbeks. next next next next to the supermarket, there is also an exquisite small fireplace on the first floor.
After salah, I stayed on the terrace on the second floor for a while and met two Chinese people. One was a man from Qinghai. He advised me to develop here. But traveling abroad and working are two different things. The latter has too many things to consider and costs to pay.
The other was an old man. He said that he was a professor at a university here and had written books. If I remember correctly, he seems to be from Beijing. He came to Japan when he was young. Now he is married and has children in Japan and has lived in Japan for many years.
After that I left the mosque and went to Meguro and Shinjuku.
The second time I went to Yoyogi Mosque (Tokyo Camii) (Tokyo Camii) (Tokyo Camii) (Tokyo Camii) was eight days later. I was on a flight back to my country that night, so I took the opportunity to go to Yoyogi while I was last in Tokyo.
I visited the halal supermarket again. The weather was hot at that time, so I bought a box of ice cream to eat. This ice cream is a special kind of ice cream from Turkey. It is very tough and chewy. There are three architectural models placed near the supermarket, which are what Yoyogi Mosque (Tokyo Camii) (Tokyo Camii) (Tokyo Camii) (Tokyo Camii) looked like in history.
The first-generation mosques were no different from traditional Japanese huts from the Edo period. The second generation has a dome and a minaret. Although the configuration is the same as the current mosque, the style is different. Now this building is in typical Turkish style.
There is an elevator on the right side of the model. When I went upstairs, I saw a teacher teaching Qur'an recitation to the children. After that, I went to the museum at the mosque here. To be honest, apart from some old photos, there were no other exhibits in this museum.
Moreover, these photos seem to have no fixed theme and have nothing to do with the mosque.
After leaving the museum, we came to the main hall. Here I saw a scene that touched me very much. At that time, I noticed a young man and woman at the front of the prayer hall, sitting opposite the imam of the mosque.
After listening to their words, I later realized that they were accepting Islam. I had only seen others accepting Islam on the Internet before, but I didn’t expect to see it in person today. This is the first time I have seen someone accept Islam.
Before I left, I saw some non-Muslim visitors coming in and sitting in the main hall. An imam who spoke Japanese was introducing the mosque and Islam to them. I just exchanged a few words with him, so he knew that I was from China.
Seeing that I was about to leave, he pulled me and introduced to the tourists that this person was from China. I sheepishly said hello to the tourists, konnichiwa, and then left.
