Okinawa Japan Temple Details, Official Rendering (May 2020)

 Some great details were released about the Okinawa Japan Temple in May 2020:

"The Okinawa Japan Temple will be located on a half-acre site at 7-11, Matsumoto, Okinawa Shi, in Okinawa-ken, Japan. Plans call for a two-story temple of approximately 10,000 square feet. A temple patron waiting area will also be added on to an adjacent existing meetinghouse."

The location is right beside Kadena Air Base, specifically between Gate 2 and Gate 3. It can be found on GoogleMaps: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Church+of+Jesus+Christ+of+Latter-Day+Saints,+Kadena+Branch/@26.3578946,127.802066,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x93303d44b6f6199e!8m2!3d26.3578946!4d127.802066.

Along with the information above, there was an official rendering of the future temple:

Okinawa Japan Temple Picture, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kadena Air Base

Photo Credit: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/coban-guatemala-okinawa-japan-temples-renderings

Location: 7-chōme-11-1 Matsumoto, Okinawa, 904-2151, Japan

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