Rokkakudo at Gamagori Classic Hotel 蒲郡クラシックホテル　六角堂

Official explanation

The Rokkakudo (lit, “hexagonal hall”) was built in 1936 as an annex to the Gamagori Hotel, which had opened two years prior. The single-story wooden building was originally used as a waiting room and souvenir shop for guests participating in tea gatherings in the nearby Oshukutei teahouse.

Rokkakudo was designed to evoke a hall of a Buddhist temple and has an ornate roof covered with blue-glazed tiles. The roof’s six triangular sections curve gently toward the apex, where the whole is crowned with a decorative element in the shape of a wish-granting jewel (hoju). A stylized pine tree motif adorns the base of the roof, some decorative tiles, and the building’s nail covers. This symbol was the logo of the Tokiwakan, a historic inn that stood on the hotel grounds until 1982.

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Rokkakudo was renovated and reopened as a steakhouse in 1987, with counter seating in a half circle in front of a teppanyaki griddle. The building is located by the path between the hotel’s main gate and main entrance. It is a registered Tangible Cultural Property.

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Source: Japan Tourism Agency, Multilingual Explanation Database. This English text was produced by the Japan Tourism Agency's multilingual explanation project and is shown unedited. Opening hours and services may have changed since it was written.