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Hakodate Orthodox Church

Hokkaido · Hakodate · Architecture

Japanese name: 函館ハリストス正教会

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WHAT TO DOHakodate Orthodox Church

The birthplace of Japanese Orthodoxy: white walls, green domes and the icons inside, all designated together.

WHEREHokkaido

Southern Hokkaido · Hakodate

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Overview

The birthplace of Japanese Orthodoxy: white walls, green domes and the icons inside, all designated together.

About this place

Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church of Hakodate (函館ハリストス正教会, Hakodate Harisutosu Seikyōkai) is a Japanese Orthodox Church in the city of Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan. The first purpose-built Orthodox Christian church to open in Japan was the wooden Russian Consulate chapel of the Resurrection of Christ, in Hakodate, Hokkaido, consecrated in October 1860.

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Key facts

Founded / opened：1916 Architect / artist：Izo Kawamura Highlights / collection：White walls in the Byzantine style, Icons Genre：Architecture, Antique art and Buddhist art

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