Yokohama Christ Church

Christ Church (Anglican)

Originally founded in 1863, this current building was designed by JH Morgan and dates from 1931, being rebuilt after World War II to the same design. The external grey cladding is Ōya Stone and the t...

nostalgia

After and absence of many, many years we returned to Christ Church on the Bluff. Our daughter and youngest child had been baptized in this Church by the Rev. John Berg, now retired. We had the oppor...

It is a rare ﾉﾙﾏﾝ style church in Japan.

Original Text

If you have visited churches in the UK and North ﾌﾗﾝｽ, you may feel nostalgic, which is very rare in Japan. ﾉﾙﾏﾝ style (however, it is not a masonry seen in Europe, but a reinforced ｺﾝｸﾘｰﾄ) The outer wall is served with Otani stone It is a church of ")". Also, this name; [Yokohama Yamate Episcopal Church] is named after it was rebuilt in 1947 after the Yokohama air raid in May 1945, and there is a stone monument at the entrance to tell the history (Attachment ...

It's a retro architectural church with a strong presence.

Original Text

One of the ２ Great Churches in the Yamate district. Unlike the Catholic Yamate Church, there are no spires or crosses. It is just a simple and heavy building that reminds me of British history. After several restoration works, the current church was dedicated to 1947 (S22). It seems that he is using Otani Ishi (Utsunomiya City). Unfortunately, it was closed this time and I couldn't see the inside of the cathedral, but I could get a glimpse of the stained glass beyond the semicircular window.

It is a stunning building like a tower of a Western castle.

Original Text

There is the Yokohama Yamate Episcopal Church across Yamate Hondori on the south side of Motomachi Park, a city park in Motomachi, Naka-ku, Yokohama, and there is a Western building that was built as an apartment for foreigners called Yamate 234 Building adjacent to it. Yokohama Yamate Episcopal Church is a Protestant church. I don't know the specific splendor because I don't have any knowledge of church architecture, but it's a different atmosphere from a Catholic church. It's not a good expression, but it's a splendid building like a tower of a Western castle. Religion ...