Tokyo Japan Temple

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Tokyo Japan Temple
The Tokyo Japan Temple
Number	18	edit data
Announcement	1975-08-09
Open House	15 September – 18 October 1980
Dedication	1980-10-27 by Spencer W. Kimball
Location	5-8-10 Minami Azabu Minato-Ku Tokyo, Japan
Phone number	+81-(0)3-3442-8171
Site	0.46 acres (0.2 hectares)
Total floor area	52,590 ft² (4,886 m²)
Height	178 ft (54 m)
Exterior finish	289 panels of precast stone which resembles light gray granite
Ordinance rooms	2
Sealing rooms	5
Clothing rental	Yes
Cafeteria	Full services
Preceded by	São Paulo Brazil Temple
Followed by	Seattle Washington Temple
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The Tokyo Japan Temple (formerly the Tokyo Temple) is the 20th constructed and 18th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Located in 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 room and 5 sealing rooms, and has a total floor area of 52,590 square feet. The exterior of the temple is reinforced concrete covered with 289 pre-made panels of stone, which looks like light gray granite.

An open house was held September 15th through October 18, 1980 to allow the public to see the interior of the new Mormon temple. Spencer W. Kimball dedicated the Tokyo Mormon 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 Mormon members in Northern Japan and Vladivostok, Russia.

A second Japanase temple was built in Fukuoka, Japan in June 2000.