News Item: Niigata to again be part of Tokyo Mission effective 01 Jul 2013
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Due to the (re)creation of the Tokyo South Mission (see February News on this topic), mission boundaries are being redrawn. As a result, effective 01 Jul 2013, Niigata Prefecture and its districts/branches (Niigata, Nagaoka, Sanjo, Joetsu, Sado) will again become part of the Tokyo Mission, after having been part of the Sendai Mission for the past 12 years.
President Rasmussen commented, "It is hard to say goodbye to these great (Niigata) Saints and to the (14) missionaries who will be transferring to the Tokyo Mission. But the fact that there will be seven missions in Japan instead of six makes up for the loss!"
History of Boundaries: The Sendai Mission was established 01 Jul 1974, when the Japan East Mission, which was headquartered in Sapporo, was split into two new missions, Sendai and Sapporo. For 27 years the mission was comprised geographically of the traditional "Touhoku rokken" (Six Northeast Prefectures). The Touhoku-only Sendai Mission boundaries remained consistent until 2001, when, in conjunction with the consolidation of the Kobe Mission into the Hiroshima Mission, the prefecture of Niigata, formerly part of Tokyo North Mission, became part of the Sendai Mission. Similar border shifts also took place in all missions on Honshu. Since that time, all Japan missions except Sendai and Sapporo have been affected by mission dissolutions, additions and consolidations, including the reinstatement of Kobe as a mission (2007) and dissolution of Hiroshima as a mission (2010).
The maps and historical information maintained on our Site have been updated to reflect these changes. Check out the links below:
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Map of Japan Mission Boundaries
History of Japan Mission Names and Area Boundaries
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