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| Kubo learnt about Islam from Muslim expatriates in Japan |
In a series of special programmes, Al Jazeera follows Muslims from around the world as they embark on the Hajj pilgrimage.(12 Nov 2010)
The road to Hajj in the Land of the Rising Sun begins with the little known fact that there are ethnic Japanese Muslims.
Everyday the call to prayer is made in different corners of the predominantly Buddhist country - unobtrusively within the confines of its 50 or so mosques and approximately 100 musollas or communal prayer rooms.
Twenty-six-year-old Kubo-san prays at a small musolla in the agricultural district of Saitama, about two hours outside the capital, Tokyo.
Built 15 years ago by Bangladeshi workers, Kubo is the only ethnic Japanese in the congregation.
"I was born into a very ordinary Japanese family," he says. "We did not have a strong sense of religion."
Kubo's upbringing mirrors that of many Japanese - their attitudes and philosophy towards life shaped by the ancient religion of Shinto.
Wah baru sia tau. Di Jipun pun ada juga masjid. Kenapa di negara majoriti bukan Islam ada juga urang yg mau masuk Islam? Di negeri ini tida ramai yg bukan-Islam picaya sama yg Islam. Apa yg suda jadi? Inikah yg urang muda bilang kita yg Islam di sini ini "kantoi"?
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