An Annex with a Ventilation Tower
The Ibara Civic Hall Annex (井原市民会館別館) is a fair-faced concrete annex with a ventilation tower of 1971 in Ibaracho, Ibara City, Okayama Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on August 7, 2023 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey reinforced-concrete building with a building area of 235 square metres; registration number 33-0357.
An Annex behind the Stage
The annex of Ibara Civic Hall is a two-storey reinforced-concrete building of 1971 behind the stage of the main hall (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The ground floor holds the electrical and plant rooms, and upstairs is a rehearsal room that was first a training room for young people and women.
A ventilation tower on the south side gives it a vertical accent, and its fair-faced concrete inside and out, shared with the main building, is handsome (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the ventilation tower on the south side and the fair-faced concrete shared with the main building (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Ibara City (Agency for Cultural Affairs). According to the Okayama Prefecture Tourism Federation, the hall seats 972 and is about 10 minutes on foot from Ibara Station on the Ibara Railway, with parking for 44 cars. The main building and annex are introduced together on the Ibara Civic Hall page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1971 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where is it?
- Behind the stage of the main hall.
- What is inside?
- Plant rooms and a rehearsal room.
- What stands out?
- The ventilation tower.
- When was the Ibara Civic Hall Annex registered?
- On August 7, 2023 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Ibara Civic Hall Annex (井原市民会館別館) |
|---|---|
| Location | 311-1 Ibaracho, Ibara City, Okayama Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2023/08/07 (Reiwa 5) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey reinforced concrete, 235 m² |
| Owner | Ibara City |
| Public Access | About 10 minutes on foot from Ibara Station (Okayama Prefecture Tourism Federation) |
References
- Ibara Civic Hall Annex (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00014676
- Ibara Civic Hall (Agency for Cultural Affairs survey of modern architecture, in Japanese)
- https://www.bunka.go.jp/kindai/kenzoubutsu/research/okayama/008/index.html
- Ibara Civic Hall (Okayama Prefecture Tourism Federation, in Japanese)
- https://www.okayama-kanko.jp/mice/convention/10706
Last verified: 2026.10.26
