Kudan-Kaikan Hall in Kudan, Tokyo, was totally reconstructed under the new name of Kudan-Kaikan Terrace Hall in 2022.
- Masahisa Takaki

- Sep 6
- 1 min read
Old Kudan-Kaikan was built by the association of reservists of Japan as a commemorative project for the enthronement of the Emperor Hirohito, a grandfather of the present Emperor Naruhito, in 1928. Completed in 1934, it mainly was used for the military training and accommodation for the army reserves till the end of the Second World War. After the war, it was confiscated by GHQ for their accommodation under the name of Army Hall. Returned to Japan, thereafter, it was rent to Japan War-Bereaved Association for free of charge and was operated by them as a hotel ceremonial hall. Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 unfortunately hit Tokyo involving many casualties attending a ceremony held in this building. This tragedy triggered the reconstruction plan of building. The building, with a unique façade called Teikan-Style peculiar to Japan at that time, is one of the architectural masterpieces in the country, so they elaborately designed the reconstruction plan leaving the original exterior walls as much as possible. The new building substantially is a modern building but it looks like the old one.







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