An Auditorium with Ship's-Wheel Doors
The Kobe University Auditorium (神戸大学講堂) is an auditorium matching the Main Building of 1935 in Rokkodaicho, Nada Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on March 18, 2003 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey reinforced-concrete building with a building area of 750 square metres; registration number 28-0118.
A Front of Five Great Arches
The Kobe University Auditorium shares the design of the Main Building, with scratch tiles and a Lombard band (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The platform is at the back, and the front part is two-storeyed to hold the audience.
Three pairs of entrance doors decorated with ships' wheels, together with the bays either side, make a front of five great arches that gives the hall a strong sense of presence (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes its design shared with the Main Building and its strongly frontal five-arched facade, and registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the doors decorated with ships' wheels and the five great arches of the front (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Kobe University (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on campus visits or access to the building was found. The five buildings are covered together on the Kobe University Rokkodai Campus group page.
Q&A
- When was the Auditorium built?
- In 1935 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How are its doors decorated?
- With ships' wheels.
- What does the front look like?
- Five great arches, three of them doorways.
- How does it relate to the Main Building?
- It shares its scratch tiles and Lombard band.
- When was the Kobe University Auditorium registered?
- On March 18, 2003 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Kobe University Auditorium (神戸大学講堂) |
|---|---|
| Location | 2-1 Rokkodaicho, Nada Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2003/03/18 (Heisei 15) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Reinforced concrete, 2 storeys, 750 m² |
| Owner | Kobe University |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Kobe University Auditorium (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00003293
Last verified: 2026.10.19
