Sacred Heart Cathedral, Yokohama

Sacred Heart Cathedral (Japanese: カトリック山手教会) is the seat of the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yokohama, Japan.

[1] This church was moved to its current location in 1906, and was a brick building with two bell towers, which was completely destroyed during the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.

The present Yamate Catholic Church was designed by Czech architect Jan Josef Švagr in the Neo-Gothic style[2] and completed in 1933.

[2] Currently, Catholic Masses are held on weekdays at 7am, Saturdays at 6pm, and Sundays at 7.30am, 9.30am (English services) and 1130am.

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Front view of Sacred Heart Cathedral, Yokohama
Side view of Sacred Heart Cathedral, Yokohama