[Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture] New Complex Facility Centered on Welfare and Science Learning 'Ikoi to Manabi no Koryu Terrace' Opens! 'Interactive' Opening Events Including Facility Tours and Science Shows to be Held.

- Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, opens the complex facility 'Ikoi to Manabi no Koryu Terrace' aiming to be a 'town of regional support and exchange where everyone supports each other.' - Diverse functions that anyone can easily use, such as open spaces, paid public bathing facilities, and a science center, have been developed. - An opening event filled with plans that children and adults can enjoy, including facility exploration tours, workshops, and science shows, will be held from 13:00 on Sunday, April 19, 2026. - Facility use will begin on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Exterior Image Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, will hold an opening event on Sunday, April 19, 2026, from 13:00 at the complex facility 'Ikoi to Manabi no Koryu Terrace', which has been under development on the site of the former Iwakuni Medical Center in the Kuroiso district, and will begin official use of the facility on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. *The health promotion facility will be available for use after the opening event. This facility utilizes the terraced terrain, and by placing a communication exchange facility, nature exchange facility, and health promotion facility around the core of welfare and science learning facilities, it has been developed as an exchange hub where people can comprehensively learn and enjoy themselves. ■ Facility Overview Overall Image [Facility Name] Ikoi to Manabi no Koryu Terrace [Address] 2-9-1 Kuroisomachi, Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture [Facility Area] Approx. 100,000 square meters (including peripheral roads, etc.) [Opening Hours] Welfare Center: 9:00 - 22:00 *Bathing facility is from 11:00 - 20:00 *Closed: Every Monday (if a public holiday, the following weekday; bathing facility is also closed on Thursdays) *On Sunday, April 19, 2026, it will close as soon as the opening event concludes. Science Center: 9:00 - 17:00 *Closed: Every Monday (if a public holiday, the following weekday) *On Sunday, April 19, 2026, it will close as soon as the opening event concludes. [Access] Train: Approx. 20 minutes on foot from 'Fuju' Station on the JR Sanyo Main Line Bus: 'Welfare Center / Science Center' bus stop on the premises *The number of buses is limited. - Approx. 20 minutes from Iwakuni IC (General parking approx. 200 spaces, Large bus parking 4 spaces) [About Ikoi to Manabi no Koryu Terrace] https://www.city.iwakuni.lg.jp/soshiki/28/114220.html [About Iwakuni City Science Center] https://iwakuni-kagaku.jp/ *For the history of development, please see the URL below. https://www.city.iwakuni.lg.jp/site/hukushikouryuu/ ● Welfare and Science Learning Facility (2 stories above ground) The Welfare Center and Science Center have been combined and shared, developing as an exchange hub that creates connections across generations and fields. To ensure anyone can easily use the facility, slopes accessible to all floors have been installed in addition to elevators, designing it to be easily usable even with wheelchairs and strollers. Also, in times of disaster, it can be used as an evacuation shelter for local residents and a place to set up and operate a disaster volunteer center. Welfare Center An open space that anyone can use. Multi-purpose rooms (7 in total) where lectures, exhibitions, and exchange events can be held. A central gallery with a terrace-like 'stepped' structure allowing maximum enjoyment of the terrain's height differences, with rooms displaying landscape photos of the city. A consultation room for discussing daily life troubles and concerns, and bathing facilities available to anyone (*paid) have been set up to conduct comprehensive welfare activities. Also, it can be used as a space for exhibiting works by welfare-related organizations and science exhibits, utilizing it as a place where daily relaxation, learning, and exchange are born. Science Center A bright entrance with high ceilings and glass walls. Interactive (hands-on) science exhibits that children and adults can learn from while having fun. Books related to science and self-study spaces are also prepared. It features an exhibition room with interactive (hands-on) science exhibits, and a place where science classes and craft classes for children and adults can be held. Furthermore, the Science Library, where you can browse books and encyclopedias related to science, can be used as a place where users can freely conduct independent research. The Science Center plans to hold events where you can enjoy science and crafts throughout the year. Please see the HP for event schedules.