Joseph Hardy Neesima
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Niijima Jō, better known by his English name Joseph Hardy Neesima, was a Japanese Protestant missionary and educator of the Meiji era who founded Doshisha English School.
Joseph Hardy Neesima
Doshisha English School (1886)
Nicholas of Japan
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Nicholas of Japan, Equal-to-the-Apostles, Archbishop of Japan, born Ivan Dmitrovich Kasatkin was a Russian Orthodox priest, monk, and bishop. He introduced the Eastern Orthodox Church to Japan. The Or
Joseph Hardy Neesima
…attended Tokugawa Naval School from 1861. When he was 21, he went to Hakodate, a port in the far north of Japan which was open to foreigners. He met Nicholas of Japan, chaplain of the Russian consulate there, and helped him to learn Japanese - Nicholai went on to establish the Russian Orthodox Church in Japan. In…
Nicholas of Japan
Nicholas of Japan, c. 1895
Icon of Nicholas of Japan at Hakodate Orthodox Church in May 2016