Hoj. Hosseini said: “A number of Japanese scientists including head of the Library of Asian Studies at University of Tokyo are going to pay a visit to Imam Reza shrine’s Organization of Libraries, Museums, and Document Center. This group will arrive in Mashhad on Wednesday”.

He said: “Central Library of the holy shrine and its Center for Manuscripts, Central Museum, Quran Museum, Shah Mosque and Anthropology Museum, and some other historical sites of the city are among the places Japanese group will visit”. 

Hosseini also said: “Organization of Libraries, Museums and Document Center of the holy shrine and University of Tokyo’s Library of Asian Studies will sign a memorandum of understanding to boost bilateral cooperation on coming Saturday”.

It is worth mentioning that Professor Morimoto and Dr. Nishiyama are members of this group. These two are Islamic and Shia scholars, and they are professors of Iranian and Shia Sadat (descendants of prophet Muhammad (pbuh)).