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Sikhs in Japan

How Sikhs arrived

Sikh traders settled in Yokohama and Kobe in the early 1900s, and Kobe’s Guru Nanak Darbar was for many years the only Gurdwara in Japan.

Today a second Gurdwara in Tokyo serves a small sangat of Punjabi, Indian and Japanese families.

Gurdwaras in Japan

Guru Nanak Darbar

Chuo-ku, Kobe

Japan’s oldest Gurdwara

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Guru Nanak Darbar Tokyo

Bunkyo, Tokyo

Open on Sunday mornings

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See all 2 Gurdwaras in Japan →

Events and Gurpurabs

Gurpurab dates and local events for Japan, shown in local time, are coming soon. Until then, see the Sikh calendar on Sikhs in India.

Community

Sikh organisations, Punjabi schools, Gatka academies and youth groups in Japan will be listed here. Know one we should add? Write to [email protected].

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