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The church of St. Luke chapel, a church of the NSKK originating in the British Church, was completed in 1936 and is located in the center of the old building of St. Luke International Hospital (completed in 1933). The pipe organ was installed in 1988.

Chapel has been banned from being used for preservation and restoration work since June last year, and you cannot hear the sound of pipe organ. However, the lobby on the opposite side is a temporary chapel, and an organ with a cute but solid tone is active. Photography is prohibited. This photo was provided by St. Luke's Chapel.

By the way, at the time of "Prayer of the Evening", the front entrance of the old building facing St. Luke Street (first photo) is closed, so you have to enter from the north exit behind it. On the map, the route to the front entrance is indicated by dotted lines, but the north exit is around the beginning of the right splash of the letter "ru". There is an automatic door at the stairs or slopes through the bicycle storage area facing the street between Akashi Elementary School, which may be a bit difficult to understand.

When you enter the automatic door, there is a guard, so it's a good idea to say a smile, "Go to Chapel." When you enter, proceed to your left and join the passage from the front entrance. When you go up the stairs in the photo of the founder Toysler, you can see a chapel glass door that is prohibited from being used. If you turn it around, it's a temporary chapel. The elevator is located on the left hand, just before joining the passage from the front entrance, where it is slightly pulled down, so you may miss it.

Since the chapel (not only the entire old building) is a historic building, it seems that it will take some time (money) to repair it, but the date of resumption of use is awaited.

The use of photos and blog posts have been approved by St. Luke's International University Public Relations Office.

Please refer to http://www.nskk.org/tokyo/church/luke/ for more information about St. Luke chapel.