Rissho Kosei-kai Fumon Area Place of prayer

This project relocates the Holy Kannon Bodhisattva statue—formerly in Fumonkan (once known as the "Koshien of Brass Bands")—to an open-air setting. Visiting temples in Shikoku-area and considering with members of Rissho Kosei-kai, the optimal solution emerged: "no enclosures" for the statue. Balancing this with sculptor Kido Shinkan’s stipulation ("no exposure to elements"), the design an "architecture of disappearance." The Kannon Hall is a 3.05m × 3.05m × 3.45m all-glass self-supporting structure, aligned on the southeast axis with the main sanctuary’s (principal image), creating a sacred overlap of Kannon and during worship. Stone sculptor Izumi Masatoshi placed protective red stones around the statue, elevating the prayer space into a transcendent sacred realm.