"la place" is the nickname of the glass-walled building in Satake Square in front of the Central Library. It was built with environmental considerations and has solar panels on the roof. It was established to serve as a hub facility where students, faculty members and others could gather at Satake Square and the surrounding area for "intellectual festivities" (cultural activities befitting of a university having a free and academic atmosphere). The Hiroshima University Branch of the Mermaid Cafe is open for business and ready to serve students, faculty members and local residents.
 

Name: North Welfare Center #3 (1-2-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima City)
Nickname: La Place ("plaza" or "square" in French)
Size: Approx. 250 m2 (one-story, steel-framed building)
General Designer: Mitsugu Okagawa, Associate Professor with the Graduate School of Engineering
 

Name: Mermaid Cafe, Hiroshima University Branch
Operations: Andersen Bakery Partners Co., Ltd.
Hours: 8:00-20:00 weekdays
(10:00-18:00 on university holidays)
*Normally closed on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays
 

Monday-Saturday: 10:00-18:00
Seats: 100 in the hall and 23 on the terrace outside
Menu items: 44 drinks, 47 dishes
 

Facility Management
 

Student Activities Support Group, General Student Support Center
Tel: 082-424-5794
Click here to send e-mail.
 

Mermaid Cafe, Hiroshima University Branch
Tel: 082-422-7146