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[[File:Makiki-church.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The Makiki Christian Church, established by Okumura in [[1904]]. This building, inspired by [[Azuchi-Momoyama Period|late Sengoku]] or [[Edo period]] [[castle]] architecture, dates to 1932.]] | [[File:Makiki-church.jpg|right|thumb|400px|The Makiki Christian Church, established by Okumura in [[1904]]. This building, inspired by [[Azuchi-Momoyama Period|late Sengoku]] or [[Edo period]] [[castle]] architecture, dates to 1932.]] | ||
| − | Rev. Okumura Takie was a Christian missionary active in Hawaii in the early years of the 20th century. He played a prominent role in the origins of the Japanese Christian community in Hawaii, as well as in establishing or supporting other aspects of the Japanese community in the islands. | + | Rev. Okumura Takie was a Christian missionary active in Hawaii in the early years of the 20th century. He played a prominent role in the origins of the [[Japanese Christians in Hawaii|Japanese Christian community in Hawaii]], as well as in establishing or supporting other aspects of the Japanese community in the islands. |
A graduate of [[Doshisha University|Dôshisha University]] in [[Kyoto]], Okumura arrived in Hawaii in [[1894]]. In [[1896]], he established the first Japanese-language school in the islands, and in [[1904]], became the head of the Japanese Christian Church in Nu'uanu, establishing a second mission in Makiki at that time. | A graduate of [[Doshisha University|Dôshisha University]] in [[Kyoto]], Okumura arrived in Hawaii in [[1894]]. In [[1896]], he established the first Japanese-language school in the islands, and in [[1904]], became the head of the Japanese Christian Church in Nu'uanu, establishing a second mission in Makiki at that time. | ||
Revision as of 17:26, 25 June 2014
The Makiki Christian Church, established by Okumura in 1904. This building, inspired by late Sengoku or Edo period castle architecture, dates to 1932.
Rev. Okumura Takie was a Christian missionary active in Hawaii in the early years of the 20th century. He played a prominent role in the origins of the Japanese Christian community in Hawaii, as well as in establishing or supporting other aspects of the Japanese community in the islands.
A graduate of Dôshisha University in Kyoto, Okumura arrived in Hawaii in 1894. In 1896, he established the first Japanese-language school in the islands, and in 1904, became the head of the Japanese Christian Church in Nu'uanu, establishing a second mission in Makiki at that time.
Okumura also established the first Japanese baseball team in Hawaii in 1901, consisting of students from his boarding school.[1]
References
- Franklin Odo and Kazuko Sinoto, A Pictorial History of the Japanese in Hawaii 1885-1924, Bishop Museum (1985), 77.
- ↑ Odo and Sinoto, 78-79.
