Kanazu Elementary School, Kahoku (かほく市立金津小学校)
Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture
Sources checked October 2026
- Year
- 1995
- Architect
- Tadao Ando
- Type
- Public elementary school
- Access
- Elementary school in operation, to be seen from outside (October 2026)
The municipal Kanazu elementary school in Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, occupies a building by Tadao Ando, who designed it with the aim of raising children who think for themselves. Work began in November 1993, the school moved into the new building in March 1995 and the completion ceremony took place in May that year.
History
The school's new building was designed by Tadao Ando, who tried out several new ideas in it with the aim of raising children who think for themselves. The groundbreaking ceremony was held in November 1993. In March 1995, after a closing ceremony, the school moved into the new building; the purification and opening ceremonies were held in April, and the completion ceremony in May 1995.
Visiting
The school is in use: its building can be seen from outside.
36.74° N, 136.72° E
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