Hanami parties are a tradition in Japan when the cherry blossoms bloom. Michaela and Justin Knippers picnic with some Japanese friends in Tennoji Park. The couple attended several Hanami parties to celebrate spring. IMB Photo
Hanami parties are a tradition in Japan when the cherry blossoms bloom. Michaela and Justin Knippers picnic with some Japanese friends in Tennoji Park. The couple attended several Hanami parties to celebrate spring. IMB Photo
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Justin and Michaela Knippers eat in a park near their home in Osaka, Japan. The International Mission Board missionaries met neighbors and friends at this park where people hang out in the evenings. IMB Photo
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The very first picture Michaela and Justin Knippers took together was in the virtual reality world where they met. The couple now use VR as a tool for sharing the gospel in Japan. IMB Photo
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Justin Knippers, an IMB missionary, shares the gospel in a virtual chatroom. Behind every avatar — or game character— is a real person who is often hurting and searching for solutions. IMB Photo
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Justin and Michaela Knippers, IMB missionaries, use virtual reality as part of their ministry in Japan. The couple meet up with Japanese and others from around the world in VRChat and have gospel conversations that lead to “in real life”relationships with God. Japan is a hotspot for virtual reality. IMB Photo
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A view from inside the skyline of Tokyo, Japan. While the population of Japan is over 120 million, only 0.3% are evangelical believers. The Japanese people are in desperate need of spiritual freedom from fear, shame, apathy, and loneliness. IMB Photo
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In the Baptist Friendship House in Nagoya, Japan, semester missionary Darlene Hill models a traditional kimono to the delight of her friends in 1984. Hill, at that time a Mississippi College student, taught English classes in Nagoya for six months.
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Lottie Moon with Students at Japanese commercial school where she taught English, 1901.
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A bamboo forest in Japan.
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Skyline view of Osaka, the second largest city in Japan.
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Tokyo’s famous Shibuya Crossing is the world’s busiest pedestrian crossing. It represents the towering neon-lit Tokyo that travelers expect. The traffic lights at the crossing have a two-minute cycle.
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A Japanese woman looks over a balcony in Sensō-ji temple in Tokyo, Japan.
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Profile of a Japanese woman.
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Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, Japan. It is the busiest pedestrian crossing in the world.
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Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, Japan. It is the busiest pedestrian crossing in the world.
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Sensō-ji, a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, Japan. Sensō-ji is Tokyo’s oldest Buddhist temple and is located in the Asakusa neighborhood.
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Student volunteers advertise free English lessons. The students came to serve alongside IMB missionaries.
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A groups of student volunteers distribute food in Nagoya, Japan.
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A volunteer from the U.S. interacts with a Japanese student.
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A volunteer from the U.S. interacts with Japanese students.
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