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Buddhism and Christianity
Matsuoka, Hirokazu was born in Tokyo as a son of a Buddhist priest, and began working as a Buddhist priest while at university. After graduation, he continued his Buddhist studies, abroad in South Korea. Invited by another Japanese student to attend a local church’s Christmas gathering, he felt he could try church once, since he was overseas, so he went. After becoming a Christian, he left the Buddhist priesthood and now serves as an evangelist and pastor of Nozomi Church in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture. He is the author of “Buddhist Priest Meets Jesus.”