Niigata Kensei Kinenkan

Niigata Kensei Kinenkan

Niigata Kensei Kinenkan is a wooden, western-style building in Hakusan Park. It was built in 1883 as the assembly hall of the prefecture.
After the new hall was built in the prefectural office in 1932, the building was used as a local museum and as an annex of the prefectural office.
As an assembly hall built during the days of the Fukenkai (present-day local assemblies), it is the only one that remains today. It was designated as an important cultural asset in 1969 since it is a valuable structure constructed as a western-style building by carpenters back in the days of cultural enlightenment. Since 1970, it has been open to the public as "Niigata Kensei Kinenkan".
The wooden, two-story building with plaster walls is symmetrical with a steeple on its roof. Inside, there are 14 rooms including the assembly hall, governor's office, and chairman's office. The large clock in the assembly hall that has been ordered from London when this building was built has been repaired and is still ticking today.