Eid al-Fitr 2026 Prayer Held Five Times at Tokyo Mosque Due to High Attendance
Key Takeaways
- Tokyo Camii, Japan’s largest mosque, held Eid al-Fitr prayer five times on Friday morning due to overwhelming attendance.
- Muslims from across the world living in Japan gathered from early morning, forming long queues around the mosque in Shibuya.
- Four teachers led the prayer sessions at different times throughout the morning.
Thousands of Muslims living in and around Tokyo arrived at Tokyo Camii from the early hours of Friday morning to celebrate Eid al-Fitr 2026, forming long queues around the mosque well before prayers began.
The turnout was so large that a single prayer session was not possible, prompting the mosque to hold Eid prayer five consecutive times throughout the morning.
Five Prayer Sessions, Four Leaders
With the congregation unable to fit inside the mosque for a single session, four teachers took turns leading the prayer at different intervals.
Tokyo Camii’s Imam Musa Atcı expressed satisfaction with the turnout, noting that the prayers were performed with high attendance across all five sessions.
The occasion brought together Muslims from dozens of nationalities living in Japan, united in a single celebration far from their home countries. “Distances may be far, but our hearts are one,” said one worshipper in attendance.
An Indonesian attendee reflected on the joy of gathering with Muslims from different backgrounds, saying the experience made him feel at home despite being thousands of miles away.
Tokyo Camii, located in the Shibuya district and widely recognised for its striking Ottoman-inspired architecture.
This year’s Eid gathering underlined the growing size and diversity of Japan’s Muslim population, with Friday’s five-session prayer standing as a visible marker of how far that community has grown.
