Kyorakukan
共楽館
A historic 1917 wooden theater built for mine workers, now serving as a martial arts stadium and cultural property.
What it is
- A two-story wooden theater completed in 1917 as a welfare facility for Hitachi Mine.
- The building currently serves as the Hitachi Martial Arts Stadium.
- It was the first Japanese theater to install permanent chair seating for its audience.
- Registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 1999 for its historical significance.
What to see
- A symmetrical exterior featuring a Japanese-style roof with a Chidori-hafu gable.
- Western-style wooden trusses reinforced with iron plates supporting the roof structure.
- Traditional theater elements including a revolving stage and a hanamichi walkway.
- A preserved example of early 20th-century architecture used for kabuki, sumo, and movies.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Kyorakukan Open in Google Maps
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