Friday, Nov. 28, 2008

Franciscan Chapel Center

4-2-37 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Tel: (03) 3401-2141

A four-minute walk from Exit 6 of Roppongi Station

Dec. 24 — Children's Mass in English (4 p.m.), Japanese Mass (5:45 p.m.), Christmas Carols (6 p.m.), Christmas Carols in English (8:30 p.m.), Christmas Eve Mass in English (9 p.m.)

Dec. 25 — Christmas Day Mass in Japanese (7 a.m.) and English (8 a.m., 10 a.m., noon and 6 p.m.)

St. Alban's Anglican-Episcopal Church

3-6-25 Shiba-Koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Tel: (03) 3431-8534

A five-minute walk from Kamiyacho Station

Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve Family Service (5 p.m.), Christmas Service (Holy Eucharist) (9 p.m.-10:30 p.m., 11 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Please be careful for your last train)

Dec. 25 — Christmas Day (Holy Eucharist) (10:30 a.m.)

Catholic Azabu Church

3-21-6 Nishiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Tel: (03) 3408-1500

A seven-minute walk from Roppongi Station

Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve Mass (7:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.)

Dec. 25 — Christmas Mass (7:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m.)

Reinanzaka Church

1-14-3 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Tel: (03) 3583-0403

A five-minute walk from Roppongi 1-chome Station

Dec. 21 — Sunday Mass (10:15 a.m., 7 p.m.)

Dec. 24 — Christmas Mass (Candle service) (7 p.m., 10 p.m.)

St. Ignatius Church

6-5 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Tel: (03) 3263-4584

A five-minute walk from Yotsuya Station

Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve Mass in Japanese (4:30 p.m., 5:45 p.m., 7 p.m., 8:30 p.m., 9:45 p.m.) in English (11 p.m.) (Candle service and sign-language interpretation for 7 p.m. Mass; 9:45 Mass is fork Missa)

Dec. 25 — Christmas Mass in Japanese (6 a.m., 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m.) in English (noon) and in Spanish (1:30 p.m.)

St. Paul International Lutheran Church, Tokyo

1-2-32 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Tel: (03) 3261-3740

Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve Carol, Candlelight Service with Holy Communion (8:30 p.m.)

Dec. 25 — Christmas Morning Service with Holy Communion (11 a.m.)

Roman Catholic Church of St. Joseph, Tsukiji Parish

5-26 Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Tel: (03) 3541-8185

An eight-minute walk from Tsukiji Station on the Hibiya Line

Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve Mass (7 p.m.)

Dec. 25 — Christmas Mass (9:30 p.m.)

Japan Evangelical Lutheran Tokyo Church

1-14-14 Okubo, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

Tel: (03) 3209-5702

A five-minute walk from JR Shin-okubo Station

Dec. 21 — Sunday Mass (10:00 a.m.)

Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve Candle Mass (7 p.m., 9 p.m.) in English (10 p.m.)

Tokyo Baptist Church

9-2 Hachiyama-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Tel: (03) 3461-8425

A 10-minute walk from Daikanyama Station

Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve Candlelight Service in English with Japanese translation on screen (5 p.m., 7 p.m., 9 p.m.)

Tokyo Union Church(Tentative)

5-7-7 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Tel: (03) 3400-0047

A four-minute walk from Omotesando Station

Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship Services (4 p.m., 7 p.m., 9 p.m.)

Dec. 25 — Christmas Day Worship Service (11 a.m.)

St. Dominic Catholic Shibuya Church

18-13 Nanpeidaicho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Tel: (03) 3463-5881

A 11-minute walk from Shibuya Station or

A seven-minute walk from Shinsen Station

Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve Mass (5:30 p.m. for children and families, 8 p.m.)

Dec. 25 — Christmas Mass (10 a.m.)

Himonya Catholic Church (Salesio Church)

1-26-24 Himonya, Meguro-ku, Tokyo

Tel: (03) 3713-7624

A 15-minute walk from Tokyu Toyoko Line Toritsudaigaku Station

Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve Mass (4 p.m., 7 p.m., 10 p.m., midnight)

Dec. 25 — Christmas Mass (7 a.m., 10 a.m.)

St. Anselm's Meguro Church

4-6-22 Kami-Osaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Tel: (03) 3491-6966 (in English)/(03) 3491-5461 (in Japanese)

A three-minute walk from JR Meguro Station

Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve Mass in Japanese (7 p.m., 11 p.m., Christmas Carols performed 20 minutes prior to Mass) in English (9 p.m.)

Dec. 25 — Christmas Mass in English and Japanese (11 a.m.)

Ueno Holiness Church

4-12-1 Matsugaya, Taitou-ku, Tokyo

Tel: (03) 3841-0102

A five-minute walk from Iriya Station on the Hibiya Line

Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve Candle Services (7 p.m.)

Tamagawa-Heian Church

6-1-19 Okusawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

Tel: (03) 3701-2724

A 10-minute walk from Denenchofu Station on the Toyoko Line.

Dec. 21 — Sunday Mass (10:30 a.m.)

Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve Mass (7 p.m.)

ICU Church

3-10-2 Oosawa, Mitaka city, Tokyo

Tel: (0422) 33-3323

A 13-minute walk from Shin-koganei Station on the Seibutamagawa Line

Dec. 21 — Sunday Mass (10:30 a.m.)

Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve Mass (7 p.m.)

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