Fukuoka Japan Temple

Fukuoka Japan Temple
Number	88
Dedication	11 June 2000 (11 June 2000) by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	0.5 acres (0.2 hectares)
Floor area	10,700 sq ft (990 m2)
Height	71 ft (22 m)
Preceded by	San José Costa Rica Temple
Followed by	Adelaide Australia Temple
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Additional information Announcement 7 May 1998 Groundbreaking 20 March 1999 by L. Lionel Kendrick Open House 1–3 June 2000 Current President Kouzou Tashiro Designed by Kanji Moriya and Church A&E Services Location 46 Hirao Johsui-machi, Chūō-ku Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken Japan Exterior finish Two tones of polished granite, Empress White and Majestic Grey, quarried in China Temple design Classic modern, single-spire design Ordinance rooms 2 with Movie, two-stage progressive sessions Sealing rooms 2 Clothing rental No Cafeteria No services Visitors' center No

Coordinates: 33°34′21.42479″N 130°23′30.13440″E / 33.5726179972°N 130.3917040000°E / 33.5726179972; 130.3917040000 The Fukuoka Japan Temple (福岡神殿, Fukuoka Shinden^?) is the 88th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The temple serves more than 7,700 members in Kyūshū, Okinawa, Yamaguchi, Hiroshima and Shikoku

Plans to build a temple in Fukuoka were announced on May 7, 1998. It is the second temple in Japan, the first being dedicated in Tokyo in 1980. Its 1.25-acre (5,100 m²) site in Chūō-ku is adjacent to the Fukuoka Municipal Zoo and Botanical Gardens, and is also the location of a mission home and offices for the LDS Church. The temple has a single-spire design and the exterior is finished with polished Empress White and Majestic Grey granite from China, very similar to the Snowflake Arizona Temple.

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