A Neo-Gothic Hall on the Campus Rotary
The Aoyama Gakuin Berry Hall (青山学院ベリーホール) is a Neo-Gothic college building of 1931 in Shibuya, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on April 18, 2008 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
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The Agency records a reinforced-concrete building of three storeys and a basement, with a building area of 817 square metres; registration number 13-0230.
Buttresses and Pointed Arches
Berry Hall faces west onto the rotary at the centre of the campus (Agency for Cultural Affairs). A single-storey chapel is set at the north end of the three-storey concrete main block, balanced by a single-storey wing at the south end.
The main block and the carriage porch are decorated with buttresses, segmental and pointed arches and simple carved details in a Neo-Gothic manner (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the buttressed porch and the segmental and pointed arches (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Aoyama Gakuin (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on public access was found. Berry Hall and the Majima Memorial Hall are introduced together on the Aoyama Gakuin page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1931 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What style is it?
- Neo-Gothic.
- Where is the chapel?
- In a single-storey wing at the north end.
- Where does it stand?
- On the central rotary of the campus.
- When was the Aoyama Gakuin Berry Hall registered?
- On April 18, 2008 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Aoyama Gakuin Berry Hall (青山学院ベリーホール) |
|---|---|
| Location | 4-22 Shibuya, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2008/04/18 (Heisei 20) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Reinforced concrete, 3 storeys and basement, 817 m² |
| Owner | Aoyama Gakuin |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Aoyama Gakuin Berry Hall (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00007020
Last verified: 2026.10.24
