John Toshimichi Imai
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BornNovember 12, 1863
Tokyo, Japan
Died3 September 1919 (aged 55)
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo, Japan
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| Born | November 12, 1863 Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | 3 September 1919 (aged 55) Tokyo, Japan |
The Reverend John Toshimichi Imai (12 November 1863 – 3 September 1919, 今井 寿道) was the first Japanese-born ordained priest in the Nippon Sei Ko Kai, the Anglican Church in Japan.
A close associate of the Rev. Alexander Croft Shaw, he served as priest in charge of the Japanese congregation at St. Andrew's Church, Tokyo from 1894.
Imai was born in Tokyo, Japan , on November 12, 1863. A graduate of Keio University, he was ordained priest by Bishop Edward Bickersteth in 1889.[1] Through his affiliation with the SPG, Imai was able to spend a year studying in the United Kingdom (1892–1893), including mission focused study at Pusey House, Oxford, All Hallows-by-the-Tower, London, and in Cambridge.[2][3]
