Before the Agency for Cultural Affairs fully relocated to Kyoto on the 27th and started operations, a preview of the newly constructed government building was held.
The new government building of the Agency for Cultural Affairs in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City, was renovated from the former main building of the Kyoto Prefectural Police Headquarters and a new six-story administrative building was built next to it.
Prior to the start of work on the 6th, a preview was held inviting local officials and others, and the secretary's office and some of the rooms of the five departments to be relocated to Kyoto were opened to the public.
The Commissioner's office is located on the second floor of the old main building, and in addition to the desk for office, there is a sofa for visitors decorated with Nishijin textiles from Kyoto.
In addition, a room with a facility that projected images on the entire wall was set up so that meetings could be held online with Tokyo and other countries.
The staircase facing the main entrance of the government building and the stained glass on the landing are partially retained from the former main building of the police headquarters built in the early Showa period, and the design is a fusion of old and new.
The new government building will be constructed by Kyoto Prefecture at a cost of 91.38 billion yen, and the portion occupied by the Agency for Cultural Affairs will be rented out to the Agency for Cultural Affairs for an annual fee of 1 million yen, equivalent to approximately 3900.27 billion yen.
On the 20th, some 40 staff members, including Secretary Shunichi Tokura, will move to Kyoto and start working with about 5 people from the Regional Culture Revitalization Headquarters, which had been relocated earlier.
By May 15, after the long holiday period, about 7 employees, about 390% of the total, are expected to work in Kyoto.