Toyohashi City Public Hall

National Important Cultural Property - a curiously powerful building

We took the tram to see Yoshida Castle but the stop for it was at Shiyakusho-mae. Taking advantage of the opportunity, we walked around City Public Hall to look at this National Important Cultural P...

Hemisphere dome and winged eagle

Original Text

Toyohashi City Public Hall, built in Showa ６ to commemorate the anniversary of Toyohashi City System ２５. The designer is Mr. Yosukehira Nakamura, who worked on the main building of Shizuoka City Hall and the head office of Shizuoka Bank. The dome-shaped roof on the upper left and right and the large eagle flapping around the dome. The semicircular arch at the top of the pillars lined up at the front entrance has a noble and elegant atmosphere of medieval Europe. If you look closely at the dome-shaped roof, you can also see the decoration with mosaic tiles. In Europe, there is a little Middle East atmosphere, very ...

You get off in front of the city hall in the tram and you're right in front of it.

Original Text

When I get off the tram and try to go to the park where Yoshida Castle is located, it has a strong presence there. I thought it was from the 1930s when modern architecture was not styled, so when I read the commentary on the side, it was exactly the same. The things around this time were destroyed or rebuilt according to economic principles, but I think it is insightful that Toyohashi City has left this. What is unique is that the eagle decoration is placed in a very conspicuous position. This existence is rare and ...

If you are visiting from afar and want to visit the interior, we recommend that you check the date of visit that can be visited here in advance.

Original Text

It is convinced that it will be used for ﾃﾚﾋﾞﾄﾞﾗﾏ and movie ﾛｹ in the impressive buildings [nationally designated registered tangible cultural properties] in the "public hall" architecture in Japan. On the other hand, if you are visiting from afar and want to visit the interior, we recommend that you check the visit dates that can be visited here in advance, ﾄﾞﾗﾏ, movie ﾛｹ, concerts, etc. Date and time that cannot be visited inside Because there is. Especially if there is no internal use schedule, even if it is a visit on the day ...

A cherry blossom to protect the dome roof

Original Text

Immediately from the tram stop "City Hall Mae". Built in 1931, it is designated as a national registered tangible cultural property. Designed by Yosukehira Nakamura. In Shizuoka Prefecture, where Nakamura was born, some buildings he designed still exist. The Toyohashi City Public Hall is made of reinforced concrete, and you can feel the profoundness of the public hall built in the early Showa period. With a symmetrical design, the roof of the tower on both sides of the entrance is dome-shaped, and the shape of the eagle is placed to protect the dome ...