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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.]]
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 [[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.
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==References==
*Franklin Odo and Kazuko Sinoto, ''A Pictorial History of the Japanese in Hawaii'' 1885-1924, Bishop Museum (1985), 77.
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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 [[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.
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==References==
*Franklin Odo and Kazuko Sinoto, ''A Pictorial History of the Japanese in Hawaii'' 1885-1924, Bishop Museum (1985), 77.
[[Category:Meiji Period]]
[[Category:Religious Figures]]