The aim of this paper is to clarify the transition of facilities and activities of the Kobokan. The Kobokan one of the settlement houses in Tokyo was established by Japan Christian Women's Organization in 1919 for the relief of the poor especially for their children, which is managed even now and mainly contributes to child welfare at the same place moved in 1929. The result can be summarized as follows; (1) In the case of Kobokan, all activities have been adjusted to the need of the residents at all times. When they judge unnecessary, they change programs as the occasion demands. (2) Especially in prewar times, their activities were not for giving alms to the poor, but for enlightening them to improve their living conditions. (3) Before the war, the area of the facility was not sufficient, so that they used the same space in common with other programs. As a result intergenerational exchange came off spontaneously.
