Fukuoka Japan Temple
| Fukuoka Japan Temple | ||||
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Interactive map of Fukuoka Japan Temple | ||||
| Number | 88 | |||
| Dedication | June 11, 2000, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Site | 1.25 acres (0.51 ha) | |||
| Floor area | 10,700 ft2 (990 m2) | |||
| Height | 71 ft (22 m) | |||
| Official website • News & images | ||||
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| Additional information | ||||
| Announced | May 7, 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Groundbreaking | March 20, 1999, by L. Lionel Kendrick | |||
| Open house | June 1–3, 2000 | |||
| Current president | Taiichi Aoba | |||
| Designed by | Kanji Moriya and Church A&E Services | |||
| Location | Fukuoka, Japan | |||
| Geographic coordinates | 33°34′21.42479″N 130°23′30.13440″E / 33.5726179972°N 130.3917040000°E | |||
| Exterior finish | Two tones of polished granite, Empress White and Majestic Grey, quarried in China | |||
| Temple design | Classic modern, single-spire design | |||
| Baptistries | 1 | |||
| Ordinance rooms | 2 (two-stage progressive) | |||
| Sealing rooms | 2 | |||
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The Fukuoka Japan Temple (福岡神殿, Fukuoka Shinden) is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Fukuoka, Japan. It was announced on May 7, 1998, and later dedicated on June 11, 2000, by church president Gordon B. Hinckley. It became the church's 88th operating temple, the second in Japan (after Tokyo)), and the first in southern Japan. The temple serves more than 7,700 members across the Kyushu, Okinawa, Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, and Shikoku regions.