Japan Sendai Mission 日本仙台伝道部
Teruya Jidai ('74-'77) 照屋時代帰還宣教師
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Akita-ken sites 秋田県の場所
Akita
Akita branch held its 50th anniversary commemoration on 14 Sep 2019. Several Teruya RMs participated-see separate report & pictures.
Akita's meetinghouse is located at Higashidōri Nakamachi 2-31 (map) (street view), just one block east of, and is visible from, the east exit of the eki (station) that was remodeled for the arrival of the Shinkansen in 1997. (In the picture at left, the eki is visible at right where yellow loft sign is). This building, dedicated in August 1990, is fairly small, and appears similar in size and design to the building in Iwaki. Akita has a population of around 350,000 people and is legendary throughout Japan for its Akita Bijin (beautiful women).
Historic Akita
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1970s Downtown Akita Meetinghouse at Nakadōri 6-7-15. The majority of the front of the second floor of this downtown building is where Akita church meetings were held in the mid-1970s and into the early 1980s. The building was called the Shougikaikan, and the Japanese chess-like game of Shougi was played in rooms in the back. Elders housed in Tsuchizaki ( a suburb north of Akita) also attended meetings here.

This picture, contributed by RM Chris Barnes, shows the combined Akita meetinghouse/elder's quarters in Akita in 1980. If anyone has the address and/or other meetinghouse pictures/location information for the 1980s, please Contact Us.
Odate

In June 2012, Odate branch moved to the second floor of this building near the Odate City Office and main post office at Keijo 1 (map)(street view), about 30 minutes walk from Odate's JR Station. Note the signs in the window and on the side of the building that designates the name of the Church.
(photo: 2019)
Historic Odate

This house at 13-19 Izumi-cho served as Odate's first meetinghouse and missionary quarters when Dave Wakefield and John Mason opened Odate to missionary work on 27 September 1974. This picture in front of the building is of Wakefield Choro, who was only in Odate about two weeks; his mission ended 10 October 1974 when Taniuchi Yoshihiko transferred in and three weeks later David Burnham and Leonard Langford transferred in to make Odate a four-man branch. Odate's first baptism after the branch opened was Tsubakida Ryoko, who was baptized 25 November 1974. Thanks to John Mason for sharing this valuable historical information and pictures as well.


One of the first sacrament meetings held in Odate, October 1974. John Mason and Taniuchi Yoshihiko were the only attendees. Photo courtesy: John Mason
By the end of 1976, Odate's meetinghouse was relocated to Tokiwagi-cho 23-4.
Odate's meetinghouse in 2000 was very close to the eki (station) in Ōnari-cho. The door on the left-hand side of the lower floor was the entrance.

Ariura 4-9-32 (2001 through Jun 2012)
In this rented meetinghouse located near Higashi Chuu(East Middle School), meetings were held on the ground floor and a family lived upstairs.
In this rented meetinghouse located near Higashi Chuu(East Middle School), meetings were held on the ground floor and a family lived upstairs.
Yokote

The Yokote missionary apartment was closed for a few years (2009-2012) due to low incoming missionary numbers.
Historic Yokote

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