Namikiri Hall

What it is

• A multipurpose facility and performance venue opened in April 2002.
• The building serves as a designated evacuation site for tsunamis.
• It is part of the Minato Oasis Kishiwada area in the Old Port district.
• The structure was designed by the architectural firm Nikken Sekkei.

What to see

• The building roof is modeled after the distinctive shape of a danjiri float.
• A large main hall containing 1,552 seats for various performances.
• An electric elevating flower path located within the main hall.
• A smaller secondary hall with a seating capacity of 288.

Getting there

• The facility is a 10-minute walk from Kishiwada Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.