Yasuda Auditorium

Yasuda Auditorium is a building and clock tower at the center of the Hongō campus of the University of Tokyo. It serves as the central symbol of the campus, where special events and graduation ceremonies are held.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: building on the Hongō campus of the University of Tokyo
Also known as: “Tokyo Imperial University Grand Auditorium”, “University of Tokyo Grand Auditorium”, and “Yasuda Hall”
Wheelchair access: no

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tokyo National Museum and University of Tokyo General Library.

Tokyo National Museum

Museum

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The Tokyo National Museum or TNM is an art museum in Ueno Park in the Taitō ward of Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the four museums operated by the National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, is considered the oldest national museum and the largest art museum in Japan. Tokyo National Museum is situated 1¼ km northeast of Yasuda Auditorium.

University of Tokyo General Library

Library

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University of Tokyo General Library is situated 230 metres southwest of Yasuda Auditorium.

Red Gate

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Akamon is a historical gate located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. One of two remaining gates of the Edo period daimyō mansions in the city. It was constructed in 1827 in the late Edo period in the residence of the Maeda clan in Edo. Red Gate is situated 360 metres southwest of Yasuda Auditorium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yayoi and Hongō.

Yayoi

Quarter

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Yayoi is a neighbourhood in Bunkyo, Tokyo. In 1884, when it was part of Tokyo City, it was the location of a shell mound where a new type of pottery was discovered by Shogoro Tsuboi and his colleagues.