Kahogekijō (wooden theatre from 1931) 嘉穂劇場
The only survivor of the 48 theatres on the Onga River: it reopens on 24 October 2026 after 5 years.
The theatre stands in Iizuka, in the coalfield of the Onga River basin, one of the main mining areas of Japan between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It has been recognised as a 登録有形文化財 (Registered Tangible Cultural Property) since 2006, and in 2007 it was included in the Heritage of Modern Industrialisation of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
Fukuoka
Shin-Iizuka