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Mosque Survived Bombing And Earthquake
- The Kobe mosque built in 1935 survived both World War II bombings and the 1995 Kobe earthquake intact.
- Families even sheltered inside the mosque after the earthquake until they could rebuild homes.
From Two Dozen To Over A Thousand
- Muslim community attendance in Kobe grew from about 20 people at Eid in the 1970s to roughly 1,500 today.
- This growth illustrates long-term community resilience and expansion across generations.
Mosque Used By Military, Then Reclaimed
- During World War II the Japanese military used the mosque as a command center because few Muslims remained then.
- After the war returning Muslims and later migrants (including Tatars fleeing communism) rebuilt the community and maintained the mosque.