{"id":180803,"date":"2026-11-05T15:10:07","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T06:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=180803&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-11-05T15:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T06:10:07","slug":"kitakyushu-exhibition-hall-stops-taking-new-bookings","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/kitakyushu-exhibition-hall-stops-taking-new-bookings\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitakyushu exhibition hall stops taking new bookings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The main hall of Kitakyushu\u2019s West Japan General Exhibition Center stopped accepting new bookings on November 4 because of deterioration. Designed by architect Arata Isozaki, the building near Kokura Station opened in 1977. An inspection found deterioration in its suspended roof and electrical and mechanical equipment, along with leaks in several places. The operator is arranging alternatives for bookings from December onward and discussing cancellation of this winter\u2019s ice-skating use. Major repairs are expected to cost several billion yen or more, and the operator is considering the building\u2019s future. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.web.nhk\/newsweb\/na\/nd-20261104de70468\" target=\"_blank\">NHK News<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ntv.co.jp\/n\/fbs\/category\/society\/fs9e7202353f6c436fbe764bd24a6b394f\" target=\"_blank\">FBS News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fnn_kitakyushu-nishinihonsogotenjijo_2026_cl.jpg?resize=1100%2C657&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"657\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-180805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fnn_kitakyushu-nishinihonsogotenjijo_2026_cl.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fnn_kitakyushu-nishinihonsogotenjijo_2026_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fnn_kitakyushu-nishinihonsogotenjijo_2026_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C612&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/fnn_kitakyushu-nishinihonsogotenjijo_2026_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C459&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nPhoto: <a href=\"https:\/\/hello-kitakyushu.or.jp\/nishiten\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kitakyushu Convention &#038; Visitors Association<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get Fukuoka and Kyushu\u2019s top stories delivered to your inbox. The Now is Fukuoka Now\u2019s free biweekly newsletter featuring local news, events, culture, business, and community updates in English. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">Subscribe to The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The main hall of Kitakyushu\u2019s West Japan General Exhibition Center stopped accepting new bookings on November 4 because of deterioration. Designed by architect Arata Isozaki, the building near Kokura Station&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":180805,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-180803","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-kitakyushu","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/180803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180803"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}