Annunciation Cathedral, Kyoto

Благовещенский собор в Киото

JapanКиото1897–1903Public buildings

The cathedral of the Kyoto and West Japan Diocese of the Orthodox Church in Japan, built under the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Japan. The plot on Yanaginobanba Street was bought in 1897; the wooden church, designed and supervised by Kyoto prefectural engineer Matsumuro Shigemitsu, was completed in December 1901. The iconostasis was made in Moscow; Bishop Nicholas (Kasatkin) consecrated the church in 1903.

Кафедральный собор Киотоской и Западно-Японской епархии Японской православной церкви, построенный при Русской духовной миссии в Японии. Участок на улице Янагинобамба куплен в 1897 году; деревянный храм, спроектированный и возведённый под надзором инженера префектуры Киото Мацумуро Сигэмицу, завершён в декабре 1901 года. Иконостас изготовлен в Москве; освящение в 1903 году совершил епископ Николай (Касаткин).

Property abroad

EraChurch

FunctionChurch

Present ownerKyoto parish of the Orthodox Church in Japan

Acquisitionbuilt

StatusIn use

As of2026-10

An active cathedral: the websites of the Orthodox Church in Japan and of the Kyoto parish publish the rector's details and the schedule of services (October 2026).

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