Okinaza

Completion year

1927

Address

2077 Jogechojoge, Fuchu, Hiroshima（Google Map）

It is one of the few remaining authentic wooden playhouse theatres in Japan. It is a "modern Japanese-style" building with Western elements based on Japanese style. The center of the stage is a man-powered revolving stage, and beneath the stage there is still a hand-dug trap room. The second-floor planks remain as they were in those days, and the handrail is made of zelkova and is a magnificent work modeled after the Minami-za Theater in Kyoto.
It is the core building of Joge Town, "a town of romance with white walls," where many stately buildings reminiscent of bygone days remain.
[Buildings restricted to visitors]