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About the Masuya Building Conference Room

Until now, meetings were held in conference rooms inside City Hall, but recently they have been held in the conference room on the 2nd floor of the Masuya Building in front of City Hall. Will the Masuya Building continue to be used in the future? Is it impossible to have conference rooms inside City Hall?
How much is the annual usage fee for the Masuya Building?

Response

Currently, to address the shortage of conference rooms within the main government building, we are using the conference rooms in the external facility, the "Masuya Building."
The main government building was constructed in 1981 when the city’s population was approximately 49,000, but the current population has nearly doubled to about 96,000. Due to this significant population increase, the transfer of administrative duties and authority from prefectures to municipalities, and the diversification of resident needs, the volume of work has increased. Along with the increase in staff, the proportion of space occupied by citizen service counters and offices within the building has expanded, resulting in a decrease in the number of conference rooms.
Therefore, to resolve the shortage of meeting rooms and to ensure smooth administrative operations, we rent one meeting room of approximately 122㎡ in the Masuya Building. In the most recent FY2025, it was used for 417 meetings and as an office for ICT equipment-related tasks, with a usage fee of approximately 3,737,000 yen paid.
Since it will continue to be difficult to secure meeting rooms within the main government building, we will continue to utilize the meeting rooms in the Masuya Building. We kindly ask for your understanding.

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