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Matsuyama Islamic Culture Center (MICC) is a non-profit organization in Matsuyama that supports the welfare of Muslim community, manages annual Islamic events and doing cultural exchange between Muslims and Japanese community in Matsuyama despite of responsible for da’wah activities in Matsuyama. MICC was established by some Malaysian students together with Mr. Abu Mahdy Sulaiman Hamanaka in the year of 1981.

The Muslim population in Matsuyama is growing every year, both from the population of Japanese Muslims and Muslim from various countries. The current Muslim population is about 500 people. One of the main reasons for population growth is the study opportunities promoted by Ehime University due to the many Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) collaborations with foreign universities from Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, etc. In addition, mixed or interfaith marriages between Muslims and Japanese also contributed to this population growth. There are also some Muslims from abroad who come here to work.

MICC Organization