Kyoto International Conference Center

{{Short description|Large conference facility in Kyoto, Japan}}

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| native_name = 国立京都国際会館

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| former_names = Kyoto International Conference Hall

| alternate_names = Kokuritsu Kyōto Kokusai Kaikan

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| location = Takaragaike, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

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| grounds_area = 156,000 m²

| architect = Sachio Otani

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| other_designers = Isamu Kenmochi

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The {{nihongo|Kyoto International Conference Center|国立京都国際会館|Kokuritsu Kyōto Kokusai Kaikan}}, abbreviated as ICC Kyoto and previously called the Kyoto International Conference Hall, is a large conference facility located at Takaragaike, Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The Kyoto Protocol was signed in this hall.

File:Kyoto International Conference Center - Annex Hall interior.JPG

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The center was designed by architect Sachio Otani to an unusual hexagonal framework, resulting in few vertical walls or columns, and opened in 1966 with an addition in 1973. It is a rare remaining example of Metabolism in Japan (the newer and more famous Nakagin Capsule Tower Building{{cite web |url=http://www.icckyoto.or.jp/en/about_us-2/architecture/ |title=Architecture of ICC Kyoto |access-date=2018-06-17 |archive-date=2018-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617043047/http://www.icckyoto.or.jp/en/about_us-2/architecture/ |url-status=live }} was demolished {{As of|alt=in 2022|2022}}).{{cite web |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2022/04/12/nakagin-capsule-tower-demolition-begins-tokyo |title=Demolition of iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower begins in Tokyo |date=12 April 2022 |access-date=21 July 2022 |archive-date=3 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803142309/https://www.dezeen.com/2022/04/12/nakagin-capsule-tower-demolition-begins-tokyo/ |url-status=live }}{{update after|2022}} Today the total facility provides 156,000 m² of meeting space, and consists of the main Conference Hall with large meeting room (capacity 2,000) and a number of smaller rooms, an Annex Hall (capacity 1,500) and Event Hall, with the Grand Prince Hotel Kyoto nearby.{{cite web |url=http://www.icckyoto.or.jp/en/planner-2/hall_and_room/ |title=Our Rooms and Floor Guide |access-date=2018-06-17 |archive-date=2018-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617042959/http://www.icckyoto.or.jp/en/planner-2/hall_and_room/ |url-status=live }} Both Main Hall and Annex Hall are equipped with simultaneous interpreting facilities for 12 languages.{{cite web |url=http://www.icckyoto.or.jp/en/planner-2/service-menu/our-services/ |title=Our Services |date=23 October 2023 |access-date=17 June 2018 |archive-date=17 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617043326/http://www.icckyoto.or.jp/en/planner-2/service-menu/our-services/ |url-status=live }}

It is located north of downtown Kyoto, and may be reached via the Karasuma Line subway.{{cite web |url=http://www.icckyoto.or.jp/en/visitor-2/access/getting_here/ |title=Getting To ICC Kyoto |access-date=2018-06-17 |archive-date=2018-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617043142/http://www.icckyoto.or.jp/en/visitor-2/access/getting_here/ |url-status=live }}

The complex is the location for the finale of John Frankenheimer's cult 1982 martial arts action film The Challenge, starring Scott Glenn and Toshiro Mifune. The complex also serves as the backdrop for a meeting between Harry Kilmer (Robert Mitchum) and Goro Tanaka (James Shigeta) in The Yakuza (1975).