Kobe University Kanematsu Memorial Hall

A Research Building with a Chequered Stair Hall

The Kobe University Kanematsu Memorial Hall (神戸大学兼松記念館) is a research building designed by the Ministry of Education of 1934 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 three-storey reinforced-concrete building with a building area of 1,172 square metres; registration number 28-0119.

A Central-Corridor Research Building

The Kobe University Kanematsu Memorial Hall is a three-storey reinforced-concrete building, with short two-storey wings extending back from either side (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Inside, a central corridor serves research rooms.

It has fine details such as a stair hall floored in chequered tiles and cast-metal ornaments on the handrails, while the exterior is kept simple (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Why It Was Registered

The Agency describes it as a fine example of school architecture designed by the Ministry of Education, and registered it as a model of design.

What to Look For

Look for the chequer-tiled stair hall and the cast-metal ornaments on the handrails (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.