旧遠江国報徳社公会堂（大日本報徳社）
静岡県・掛川市にあるこの二階建ての建物は1896年完成で、日本で一番古い公会堂です。和洋折衷建築で、農業の指導者であり思想家でもある二宮尊徳の報徳思想を広める「大日本報徳社」活動の拠点地でした。
Title Hotokusha Old Public Hall of Totoumi Province (Dainippon Hotokusha Daikodo)
- Hokkaido
- Topic(s)：
- Historic Sites/Castle Ruins
- Medium/Media of Use：
- Interpretive Sign
- Text Length：
- ≤250 Words
- FY Prepared：
- 2019
- Associated Tourism Board：
- City of Hakodate
- Associated Address：
- 1176 Kakegawa, Kakegawa-shi , Shizuoka
English
Hotokusha Old Public Hall of Totoumi Province (Dainippon Hotokusha Daikodo)
This building was completed in 1903 and is Japan’s oldest extant public hall. It is located in Kakegawa, Shizuoka Prefecture, and mixes Western and Japanese architectural styles. The building is the headquarters of Dainippon Hotokusha, an organization that promotes the teachings of the agricultural leader and philosopher Ninomiya Sontoku (1787–1856).
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