p essa ▁Category : M oth s ▁of ▁Asia <0x0A> </s> ▁Metropolitan ▁ ▁is ▁a ▁Japanese ▁cl erg yman ▁and ▁mon k ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Orth odox ▁Church . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁prim ate ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Orth odox ▁Church ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁by ▁virtue ▁of ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Tokyo . ▁He ▁is ▁thus ▁the ▁spiritual ▁leader ▁of ▁almost ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Japanese ▁Orth odox ▁Christians . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Metropolitan ▁Daniel ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁a ▁Japanese ▁Orth odox ▁family ▁in ▁Toy oh ashi , ▁A ichi , ▁and ▁was ▁bapt ized ▁as ▁J ude . ▁After ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁French ▁literature ▁from ▁A ichi ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁he ▁studied ▁the ology ▁at ▁Tokyo ▁Orth odox ▁Sem inary ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁He ▁went ▁to ▁Saint ▁Vladimir ' s ▁Orth odox ▁The ological ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁C rest wood , ▁New ▁York . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁he ▁finished ▁his ▁study ▁at ▁Saint ▁Vladimir ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁was ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁dia con ate . ▁▁ ▁Upon ▁his ▁return ▁ ▁to ▁Japan , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁de acon ▁at ▁Tokyo ▁Res urre ction ▁C athedral ▁from ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁till ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁priest ▁and ▁served ▁in ▁Toy oh ashi , ▁until ▁ 1 9