Kominkan

A kominkan (公民館, kōminkan), or citizens' public hall, is a kind of Japanese cultural center.

[1] Kominkan provide structured learning programs in arts, sport, handiwork and cultural activities, to children, youth and aged people.

Along with libraries, archives and museums, they were targets of protection by the SaveMLAK project after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.

"[5] According to the text of the Japanese Social Education Act, they “provide the people living in specific areas such as a city, town or village with education adapted to meet the demands of actual life and implement academic and cultural activities.

[8] According to Article 23 of the Social Education Act, Kominkan shall not be exclusively used to conduct for-profit business, or to do work in the interest of a particular political party or candidate.