ISKCON New Gaya, Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
- Deities
- Radha Krishna
- Traditions
- vaishnava
- Worship status
- active
- Darshan hours
- Varies by season and program; consult ISKCON Japan directly for the current schedule before visiting.
- Best time to visit
- Major Gaudiya Vaishnava festivals such as Gaura Purnima and Janmashtami draw the largest gatherings, consistent with other ISKCON centers; confirm the current calendar with the temple.
- How to reach
- Located in Tokyo, Japan; specific address not confirmed in sources available for this entry — consult ISKCON Japan directly before visiting.
- Associated saints
- A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Location
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ISKCON New Gaya is one of two centers of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) — the Gaudiya Vaishnava movement founded in the West by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada — documented in Japan, the other being ISKCON’s Osaka Center. It serves Tokyo’s Hindu community, which per recent estimates includes a substantial population of Nepali, Indian, and Sri Lankan residents and migrants.
Japan’s wider Hindu religious landscape also includes a Shirdi Saibaba Temple and a Shiva Shakti Mandir, both in Tokyo, a BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Tokyo, and the Vedanta Society of Japan (representing the Ramakrishna Mission tradition) based in Kanagawa — together reflecting a diverse, if largely diaspora-serving, Hindu presence across the country. Specific founding dates, addresses, and institutional histories for these Japanese temples, including ISKCON New Gaya itself, are thinly documented in English-language sources and would benefit from independent, on-the-ground verification.
Sources
- historical record: Cross-checked via Wikipedia's 'Hinduism in Japan' article, which lists ISKCON New Gaya (Tokyo) alongside ISKCON's Osaka Center as the movement's two Japanese centers, serving Japan's Nepali, Indian, and Sri Lankan migrant communities. No dedicated Wikipedia article exists for this specific temple; a direct search for one returned a 404.
For review
- No founding date, exact address, or architectural details could be confirmed from sources available in this session. This entry rests on a single general survey article rather than dedicated, independently corroborated sourcing; recommend independent verification before treating details beyond the temple's existence and city as settled.