Vedanta Society of Japan
Kanagawa, Japan
- Deities
- Ramakrishna, Sarada Devi, and Swami Vivekananda (per the Ramakrishna Order's devotional tradition)
- Traditions
- smarta
- Worship status
- active
- Darshan hours
- Varies by season; consult the center directly for the current schedule before visiting.
- Best time to visit
- Ramakrishna Jayanti and Vivekananda Jayanti are traditionally significant observances for Ramakrishna Order institutions generally; confirm the current calendar with the center.
- How to reach
- Located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan; consult the center directly for the current exact address before visiting.
Location
Search for "Vedanta Society of Japan" on Google MapsThis temple's exact coordinates aren't confirmed yet, so the link above searches by name and city rather than pointing to a verified spot.
The Vedanta Society of Japan, based in Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo, represents the Ramakrishna Order’s Advaita Vedanta tradition within Japan’s small Hindu and Hindu-adjacent devotional landscape, alongside temples and ISKCON centers documented separately in this directory. Vedanta Societies internationally are typically centered on the teachings and veneration of Sri Ramakrishna, his consort Sarada Devi, and his disciple Swami Vivekananda, though this entry’s classification follows that general pattern rather than confirmed specifics for this particular center.
No founding date, address, or further descriptive detail could be confirmed from the source checked in this pass, which names the center only as part of a wider list of Hindu institutions in Japan serving the country’s Nepali, Indian, and Sri Lankan migrant communities; this entry documents its confirmed existence pending more specific sourcing.
Sources
- historical record: Cross-checked against Wikipedia's Hinduism in Japan article during this research pass: its list of Hindu temples/centers in Japan names a 'Vedanta Society of Japan' in Kanagawa, serving Japan's Nepali, Indian, and Sri Lankan migrant communities.
For review
- Sourcing is limited to a single bare name-plus-city listing in a Wikipedia survey article; no founding date, exact address, founder, or further descriptive detail could be confirmed in this pass. No dedicated Wikipedia article for this specific center was found. Recommend independent verification before treating details beyond the center's existence and prefecture as settled.
- Deity/veneration listing here follows the general convention of Ramakrishna Order Vedanta Societies worldwide (centered on Sri Ramakrishna, Sarada Devi, and Swami Vivekananda within a broadly smarta/Advaita Vedanta framework) rather than a confirmed detail specific to this center, since no center-specific iconographic information was available in the source checked.