Lodge 640 History [01]

At a meeting of Master Masons held on 4 February 1879, it was proposed that a new lodge under the Scottish Constitution be formed in Yokohama. This petition was supported and recommended by the following distinguished brethren.

Chas. Wiggins	R.W.M.	Lodge Hiogo and Osaka 498	S.C.
H. St. J. Browne	P.M.	Lodge Hiogo and Osaka 498	S.C.
C. H. Dallas	D.G.M	Japan	E.C.
J. J. Enslie	W.M.	Yokohama Lodge 1092	E.C.
W. E. Clark	W.M.	Otentosama Lodge 1263	E.C.

The petition was forwarded to the Grand Lodge of Scotland on 12 March 1879 and presented to Grand Lodge on 1 May of that year. A charter (see full text) was granted, and at a meeting held on 16 September, the lodge was consecrated and the Master and Office Bearers installed, Lodge Star in the East becoming the sixth Masonic lodge in Japan.

Founded	Name and Number	Constitution	Location	Active
1866	Yokohama Lodge 1092	E.C.	Yokohama	No
1869	Otentosama Lodge 1263	E.C.	Yokohama	No
1870	Lodge Hiogo and Osaka 498	S.C.	Kobe	Yes
1871	Nippon Lodge 1344	E.C.	Tokyo	No
1872	Rising Sun Lodge 1401	E.C.	Kobe	Yes
1879	Lodge Star in the East 640	S.C.	Yokohama	Yes
1885	Lodge Nagasaki 710	S.C.	Nagasaki	No