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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Dioceses and parishes
Schools and Education
Anglican Resources in Japan
Aichi, St Luke
Nagano, Holy Saviour
Nagoya, St Mark [Site in English]
Okaya, St Barnabas
Toyohashi, Church of the Ascension
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
Shin-Sapporo, St Nicholas
Tomakomai, St Luke
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
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
Kurashiki, Kurashiki Mission Centre
Momoyama, St Andrew
Okayama, St Augustine
Shunan (Tokuyama), St Mary
Takamatsu, St James
Yonago, St Nicholas
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
Itsubara, St Barnabas
Kagoshima, Church of the Resurrection
Kikuchi, Reimei ('Dawn') Church
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Anglican Church
Kitakyushu, Kokura, Kokura Immanuel (in English)
Kumamoto, Holy Trinity
Miyazaki, Holy Trinity
Oita, Oita Church
Saga, House of Prayer
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
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
Atsugi, St John
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
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.
Theological Colleges
Central Theological College, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. Founded in 1908 by the amalgamation of two older
Japanese Anglican seminaries, this theological college has trained more than 600 lay and ordained graduates for work in the Nippon Seikokai.
Universities
Momoyama/St Andrew's University, Izumi, Osaka Prefecture. Graduate and undergraduate programmes.
Affiliated with the Diocese of Kyoto.
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.
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]
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.
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 Sexual Minorities
Project
Website in Japanese only; administered by the missionary bureau of the Diocese of Chubu.
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.
