Interfax – New Orthodox church of the Epiphany will be consecrated in the Japanese city of Nagoya on January 11, 2010.

Metropolitan Daniel of Tokyo and All Japan and Bishop Seraphim of Sendai will preside at the ceremony and the Divine Liturgy, the Moscow Patriarchate official website said.

An icon of the Holy Hierarchs of Moscow and of the Epiphany were especially prepared in the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra.

The Orthodox parish in Nagoya (the North Japan Diocese of the autonomous Japanese Orthodox Church) was founded in 1880s. Its home church, dedicated to the Annunciation of the Holy Virgin, was built shortly after World War II.

Parishioners started fundraising for a new church in 1980s. The foundation stone was consecrated in June 2009 and building of a church and a parish house began.

The basic building works were completed in October when a cupola with a cross was consecrated and installed.

Last year, the newly-built Russian church of the Holy Prince Alexander Nevsky was consecrated in Tokyo.