Harima Heliport (播磨ヘリポート)
Kamigori, Hyōgo Prefecture (Harima Science Garden City)
Sources checked October 2026
- Year
- 1990
- Architect
- Tadao Ando
- Type
- Public heliport (management and waiting building)
- Access
- Heliport closed on 25 September 2008; the site has become a football ground
On a height of Harima Science Garden City, in Kamigori, this second public heliport of Hyōgo Prefecture opened in November 1989. Tadao Ando designed its management building, completed in July 1990: two levels, about 200 m², with a cylindrical, entirely glazed observation room. The heliport closed in 2008 and its site has become a football ground.
History
Harima Heliport stood in Harima Science Garden City (播磨科学公園都市), in Kamigori. Operated by Hyōgo Prefecture, it was the prefecture's second public heliport, after the one in Kobe. Work began in September 1988 and the heliport was completed in July 1989: it could receive helicopters of up to 9 tonnes, on a 1.6 ha site with a 35 m by 20 m pad and aprons for three aircraft. It opened on 27 November 1989.
The management building, designed by Tadao Ando, was completed in July 1990. The heliport closed on 25 September 2008.
Architecture
The management building has two levels and about 200 m² of floor area; it is distinguished by a cylindrical, entirely glazed observation room. It housed, among other things, the control tower and the waiting room.
The heliport occupied a height overlooking the science city.
Use today
A passenger service linked Harima to Kobe Heliport from 18 May 1994 to 31 March 2002. Since the closure in 2008 the site has served as a football ground.
Kamigori, Hyōgo Prefecture (Harima Science Garden City)
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