Abstract
In local communities, cultural centers should function as bases for local cultural activities; such centers should therefore be equipped with facilities necessary to these ends. A survey was therefore conducted to assess the facilities of local community cultural centers and the current state of the cultural activities engaged in by local residents using such centers. Results show that 60% of local cultural centers are run by local governments; center administrative staff averages slightly more than 11 persons; staff engaged in cultural activity planning and backstage work averages slightly fewer than 8 persons. A third of the centers are equipped with restaurants. However, the centers do not necessarily serve the convenience of users; for example, some are closed on weekends. In view of these findings, it is necessary not only to seek more flexibility in days closed and to improve facilities; it is also necessary to provide staff with educational training so as to impart uniqueness to each cultural center, and to make the jobs of general managers of the centers more specialized.
