Tenne Memorial Hall

Kanto Gakuin University's Yokohama-Kannai Campus is a 2-minute walk from JR Kannai Station, close to Yokohama Stadium and Odori Park. At the core of this complex, which opened in 2023 on the former site of the Yokohama City Education and Culture Center, is the Tenne Memorial Hall, a multi-purpose hall named after the school's founder, Charles B. Tenney. This unique theater design features an open space spanning the second and third floors, combining arc-shaped seating that envelops the stage with the spatial beauty of a shoebox-style hall that produces rich reverberation. In the lobby, brick walls and colonnades from the former Yokohama City Education and Culture Center (designed by architect Kunio Maekawa) have been preserved, creating a space where the cherished memories of the community and the university's new endeavors quietly coexist. This stately theater space will be enveloped in the light of thousands of candles. Witness a magical scene as the light rises towards the high, open ceiling and flames flicker among the seats surrounding the stage. Please come and experience this special time, unique to this venue, where the memory of a space steeped in history and elegant acoustic melodies beautifully merge.