A STUDY ON KOMINKAN BY PARALLEL LAYOUT SYETEM IN KIMITSU CITY

Abstract

Kominkan means local community hall in Japanese. We believe that it is important to analyze not only fiscal data but institutional data to study the establishment of kominkans. The purpose of this paper is to analyze both fiscal and institutional data of the parallel layout system of kominkans.
There are three main conclusion of this study. They are stated below:
1. The parallel layout system of kominkan has 1) one kominkan in one junior high school area, 2) arrange local kominkans and a central kominkan in a line, 3) gross floor area is over 1,000 square meter, 4) meeting, study, and administration room, 5) practical purpose for social education administration, 6) professional staffs, 7) chief that possess the right to make a decision for education program, 8) governing council by local members.
2. Kimitsu City has established no local kominkan in junior high school that has a small student body; however, in application, other branch kominkans and staff were made available for social education program.
3. When Kimitsu City established the community centers, it did not set new utility circle, instead it was arranged within the existing kominkan circle. This method has proved effective for the parallel layout system.