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Ichinohe South Elementary School (一戸町立一戸南小学校)

Ichinohe, Iwate Prefecture

Sources checked October 2026

“A municipal elementary school in Iwate whose new building, designed by Tadao Ando, was completed in March 2004.”

Year: 2004
Architect: Tadao Ando
Type: Public elementary school
Access: School in operation, not open to visits (town website, 2026)

The municipal Ichinohe South elementary school, in Iwate Prefecture, received a new building designed by Tadao Ando (安藤忠雄) in March 2004. The committee in charge of studying its construction had been formed in October 2001; in August 2004 a meeting with the architect took place.

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In October 2001 a committee was formed to study the construction of a new school building. Designed by Tadao Ando, it was completed in March 2004. In August 2004 a meeting was held entitled "Talking with Tadao Ando".