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THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION began in England and spread through English colonisation and missionary work. Although it has historically been largest in former English colonies, it has a strong presence throughout the world, even in countries that never had an English colonial presence, such as Japan. See our "notes on structure" page.

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Anglican Resources in Japan


Dioceses and Parishes

JAPAN
Provincial Office

List of all dioceses in the NSKK

Diocese of Chubu

Aichi, St Luke
Nagano, Holy Saviour
Nagoya, St Mark [Site in English]
Okaya, St Barnabas

Diocese of Hokkaido
Sapporo, Christ Church Cathedral

Bibai, St Andrew
Hakodate, St John
Iwamizawa, Holy Cross
Obihiro, Obihiro Church
Sapporo, St Margaret
Sapporo, St Michael
Tomakomai, St Luke

Diocese of Kitakanto

Higashimatsuyama, St Luke
Kawagoe, Christ Church
Kumagaya, St Paul
Kusatsu, St Barnabas
Maebashi, St Matthias
Niiza, St Paul's Chapel at Rikkyo High School
Nikko, True Light
Omiya, Holy Love
Oyama, St Michael
Saitama, All Saints
Satte, Church of the Resurrection
Shimodate, Shimodate Church
Tochigi, St Alban

Utsunomiya, St John

Diocese of Kobe
Kobe, Cathedral Church of St Michael (Essential information in both Japanese and English, though on same pages, so you may need to scroll.)

Akashi, St Mary Magdalene
Himeji, Church of the Epiphany
Hiroshima, Church of the Resurrection
Kobe, Kobe Mariners' Centre, a joint Mission to Seafarers / Apostleship of the Sea centre, St Andrew's Chapel offers the only English-language service in the Diocese of Kobe.
Kobe, St John
Momoyama, St Andrew
Okayama, St Augustine
Shunan (Tokuyama), St Mary
Takamatsu, St James
Yonago, St Nicholas

Diocese of Kyoto

Fukui, Trinity Church
Kanazawa, St John
Kishiwada City, Resurrection Church (in English)
Kitakatsuragi, St Peter
Koganei, Koganei Church
Kyoto, Holy Light [MIDI attack]
Kyoto, St Agnes
Kyoto, St Mary
Kyoto, Trinity Church
Nara, Christ Church
Nishiyamato, St Peter
Otsu, St Mary

Toyama, St Mary

Yokkaichi, St Andrew

Diocese of Kyushu

Itsubara, St Barnabas
Kikuchi, Reimei ('Dawn') Church
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Anglican Church
Kitakyushu, Kokura, Kokura Immanuel (in English)
Oita, Oita Church

Diocese of Okinawa

Okinawa, All Souls English-language ministry of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai. Serving the people of Okinawa and Americans stationed on the island.

Diocese of Osaka (in Japanese and English)
Osaka (Kawaguchi), Christ Church Cathedral (in Japanese and English)

Ashiya, St Mark
Habikino, St Matthew
Higashitoyonaka, St Michael
Ishibashi, St Thomas
Nishinomiya, St Peter
Osaka, Christ Church, Jonan (in Japanese and English)
Osaka, Grace (Seiai Kyokai) (in English)
Osaka, St Paul (in English)

Osaka, Seiaganainushi / Church of the Redeemer
Sakai, St Timothy
Takatsuki, St Mary

Toyonaka (Shonai), Christ Church

Diocese of Tohoku

Aomori, St Andrew (in Japanese and English)
Hachinohe, St Luke
Morioka, Morioka Church
Namariyama, Holy Savior Chapel
Noshiro, Christ Church
Odate, St Paul
Onahama, St Timothy
Sendai, St Francis
Wakamatsu, All Saints
Yonezawa, St John (in Japanese and English)

Diocese of Tokyo
Tokyo, St Andrew's Cathedral

Nerima, St Gabriel
Tachikawa, St Patrick
Tokyo, Holy Trinity
Tokyo, St Alban (only English-speaking congregation)
Tokyo, St Andrew
Tokyo (Shinjuku), St Barnabas
Tokyo (Asakusa), St John
Tokyo, St Margaret
Tokyo, St Paul
Tokyo, St Peter
Tokyo, St Timothy (in Japanese and English)

Tokyo (Shinagawa), Sanko Church [Three Light]

Diocese of Yokohama (link to the page in English)

Abiko (Kashiwa), St Andrew
Chiba, Church of the Resurrection
Chiba, St Mary
Fujisawa, St Mark
Hamamastsu, St Andrew
Hiratsuka, St Mary
Hokuto, St Andrew
Ichikawa, St Mary
Kawasaki, St Paul
Nagasaka, St Mary
Yokohama, Christ Church (in Japanese and English)
Yokohama, St Andrew
Yokohama, St Christopher
Yokohama, Yamate Seikokai

Zushi, St Peter


Schools

Nippon Seikokai Educational Union
This site provides a comprehensive directory of Japanese Anglican preschools and kindergartens. Site in Japanese only.

Kindergartens
Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Holy Love Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Tohoku
Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, Bokuyo (Good Shepherd) Kindergarten. A kindergarten affiliated with the Church of St Mary Magdalene, Akashi.
Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Aiko Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Osaka.
Fukui, Fukui Prefecture, Seisanichi [Holy Trinity] Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kyoto.
Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Misono Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Tohoku. [MIDI attack]
Hachioji, Tokyo Prefecture, Hachioji Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Tokyo.
Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Eiko Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kobe.
Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, Futaba Kindergarten. Affiliated with St Andrew's, Hitachi in the Diocese of Kitakanto. [MIDI attack]
Ichinomiya, Saitama Prefecture, Holy Light (Seiko) Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kitakanto.
Ise, Mie Prefecture, St Mark's Kindergarten. [MIDI attack]
Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, St Timothy's Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Tohoku.
Iwamizawa, Holy Cross Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Hokkaido.
Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, Autumn Leaves Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Chubu.
Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, Holy Wisdom Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Chubu.
Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, Hatsukari Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kitakanto.
Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, St Nicholas Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kobe.
Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, St Paul's Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Tohoku.
Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, Angel Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kyushu.
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Holy Trinity Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kyoto.
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Momoyama Christ Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kyoto.
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Shimogamo Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kyoto.
Matsuyama, Aichi Prefecture, St Luke's Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Chubu.
Mobara, Chiba Prefecture, Holy Angels Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Yokohama.
Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, Niou Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Tohoku.
Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, St Paul's Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Tohoku.
Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Ryujo Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Chubu.
Naha, Okinawa, Nazareth Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Okinawa.
Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Zion Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Yokohama.
Obihiro, Hokkaido, Obihiro Anglican Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Hokkaido.
Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, Hanazono Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Yokohama.
Okinawa City, Okinawa, Shoseito Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Okinawa.
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Hakuai Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Osaka.
Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Poole Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Osaka. Accepts non-Japanese speakers.
Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Ikusei Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kyoto.
Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, Holy Virgin Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Sanjo, Diocese of Chubu.
Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Reiwa Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kitakanto.
Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Seiai [Holy Love] Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kitakanto. [MIDI attack]
Sapporo, Hokkaido, St Michael's Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Hokkaido.
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, St Christopher's Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Tohoku.
Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, St Luke's Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Tohoku.
Shimodate, Ibaraki Prefecture, Shimodate Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kitakanto.
Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, St James Kindergarten. On Shikoku island.
Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture, Shin'ai Kindergarten. On Shikoku island, affiliated with Emmanuel Church, Tokushima.
Tomakomai, Hokkaido, St Luke's Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Hokkaido.
Tsu, Mie Prefecture, St James Kindergarten
Utsunomiya, Ibaraki Prefecture, Airin Kindergarten. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kitakanto

Yonago, Shimane Prefecture, Ryozen Kindergarten. Affiliated with St Nicholas Church, Yonago.

Other schools
Kobe, St Michael's International School. Preschool through year 5.
Nagoya, St Mary's College. Founded in 1898 by Canadian Anglican missionaries led by Margaret Young.
Niiza, Saitama Prefecture, St Paul's Middle School and High School. Affiliated with St Paul's University (Rikkyo), Tokyo, founded in 1874 by Channing Moore Williams, missionary bishop of the American Episcopal Church.
Sakai, Poole Gakuin Junior and Senior High Schools
Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, Heian Jogakuin/St Agnes School. Kindergarten through college education for women. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kyoto.
Tokyo, Toyoshima ward, Rikkyo/St Paul's University. Founded in 1874 by Channing Moore Williams, missionary bishop of the American Episcopal Church. Affiliated with the Diocese of Tokyo.


Anglican Resources in Japan

Anglican Youth Network in Japan
Publishes NSKK Youth Network News twice a year, to promote the exchange of NSKK youth information at national level by providing an Internet Mailing List Service and a Youth Activity Material Postal Request Service, to exchange information at ecumenical and international level, and to hold the Facilitator Training program for youth. This web page also exists in Japanese.

Angurikan: Seikokai no Shinko, Rekishi, Jissen
Japanese translation of the Rev. Graham A. Brady's 'Anglican: Introducing the Faith, History and Practice of the Anglican Church'. MIDI attack; omits chapter on the Anglican Church of Australia.

Brotherhood of St Andrew in Japan
National branch of this Anglican men's organization.

Hokutosei Youth Group
Pictures and event information for young people in the Diocese of Hokkaido.

Hymnal Revision
The revision committee for the Japanese-language edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern (Kokin Seikashu, not to be confused with Kokin Wakashu) has provided a wealth of information online. Site in Japanese only.

Jorakuen Home, Toyama, Kyoto Prefecture.
Affiliated with the Diocese of Kyoto.

Kujukuri Home, Kujukuri, Chiba Prefecture.
Group home with medical care and rehabilitation centre; affiliated with the Diocese of Yokohama.

Kurashiki Mission Centre
Conference centre of the Diocese of Kobe. [MIDI attack]

Momoyama/St Andrew's University, Izumi, Osaka Prefecture
Graduate and undergraduate programmes. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kyoto.

Nagoya Youth Center
Founded in 1957, NYC offers a variety of children's programmes, including English conversation classes.
Affiliated with the Diocese of Chubu.

Olympia
Anglican social welfare organization founded in 1950; affiliated with the Diocese of Kobe.

Poole University, Sakai, Osaka Prefecture.
Includes junior and senior high school divisions. Founded in 1879, named after Bishop Arthur William Poole. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kyoto. Site includes sections in English and Japanese.

St Barnabas Hospital, Osaka
Specializes in obstetrics and gynecology. Affiliated with the Diocese of Kyoto.

St Luke's International Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
The 'Mayo Clinic of Japan' was founded in 1902 by Anglican medical missionary Rudolph Bolling Teusler. Staffed for many years by Anglo-American and Japanese members of the NSKK, today it continues a medical ministry known throughout the country for high quality and the integration of information technology and medcine. Site in Japanese and English.

St Michael International Young Men's House, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Founded in 1990 by St Michael's, Sapporo, this youth hostel provides a very inexpensive way for Japanese and foreign students to 'live together and exchange ideas with each other'. There are ten rooms. 'This is a nice chance to learn Japanese faster, and to make many friends.' Site ncludes some information in English.

Seikokai Shuppan
Publishing wing of the Nippon Seikokai; includes online ordering information.

Shin'aikai Social Welfare Corporation
Affiliated with the Diocese of Kyoto; operates a retirement centre in Wakayama Prefecture called 'Garden of Love.'

Supplemental Data on the Nippon Seikokai
This site provides Anglican links and lectionary and historical resources in Japanese.

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