Built on the site of a former sake brewery that lasted 300 years, this is a facility for the town's residents that includes a library and information center, an exhibition room for historical materials, an exhibition/community gallery, a hands-on training room, and a book café and machikado salon. While retaining the "brewing storehouse" and "earthen storehouse" that existed at the site, the space was created using the town-owned forest that the town grew.

Japan | Tochigi

Shinkenchiku May 2017 issue 170P