za ▁Mas ro or ▁A hm ad ▁visited ▁the ▁country ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁to ▁inaugur ate ▁the ▁first ▁purpose - built ▁A hm adi y ya ▁mos que ▁in ▁Japan . ▁The ▁opening ▁ceremony , ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁was ▁attended ▁by ▁local ▁residents , ▁religious ▁leaders , ▁mon ks , ▁and ▁A hm adi ▁Muslim ▁represent atives ▁from ▁over ▁ 2 7 ▁countries . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁Today , ▁there ▁are ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 3 0 0 ▁A hm adi ▁Muslim s ▁in ▁Japan . ▁The ▁majority ▁consist ▁of ▁foreign ers ▁from ▁Pakistan , ▁India ▁and ▁Nep al , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁arrived ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁R ough ly ▁ 2 0 ▁are ▁Japanese , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁women ▁married ▁to ▁foreign ▁men . ▁The ▁Community ▁is ▁primarily ▁centered ▁around ▁N ago ya ▁and ▁Tokyo . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁one ▁mission ▁house , ▁first ▁bought ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁located ▁in ▁Me it ō - ku , ▁a ▁north - e astern ▁w ard ▁of ▁N ago ya , ▁and ▁one ▁purpose - built ▁mos que ▁in ▁Ts ush ima , ▁a ▁city ▁which ▁lies ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁N ago ya . ▁The ▁mos que , ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁identified ▁as ▁The ▁Japan