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, also known as , was founded in October, 1935 in Kobe and is Japan's first mosque.〔Penn, M. "Islam in Japan," (Harvard Asia Quarterly ) Vol. 10, No. 1, Winter 2006., retrieved February 26, 2007〕 Its construction was funded by donations collected by the Islamic Committee of Kobe from 1928 until its opening in 1935.〔Agakhan third was a major contributor and then East Pakistan Prime Minister met Emporer of Japan to discuss the building of a mosque and Emporer was gracious enough to offer a land for its construction.(Kobe Mosque Official Website ) - "History", retrieved February 26, 2007〕 The mosque was confiscated by the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1943. However, it continues to function as mosque today. It is located in the Kitano-cho foreign district of Kobe. Owing to its basement and structure, the mosque survived the air raids that laid waste to most of Kobe's urban districts in 1945 and was able to endure through the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995. The mosque is located in one of Kobe's best-known tourist areas, which features many old western style buildings. The mosque was built in traditional Indian style by the Czech architect Jan Josef Švagr (1885–1969), the architect of a number of Western religious buildings throughout Japan. ==See also== *Islam *Islam in Japan *List of mosques in Asia *Religion in Japan 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kobe Mosque」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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