Japanese Patriotic Women’s Association (台南愛國婦人會館)

The Japanese Patriotic Women's Association(台南愛國婦人會館) was the main women's group during World War II. Its members were mainly women with social status and high levels of education. The group's purpose was to care about local construction and provide social services, and this place was its Southern branch. The hall was built in 1920 with typical mixed Japanese and Western style architecture. After the War, it was managed by the Red Cross Society, and served for a time as the Tainan headquarters of the Kuomintang(國民黨台南市黨部). It was later used as the Tainan Central District Library, until 2012 when it was renovated for its current purpose as the offices of Creative Tainan creative center. The interior wooden structure and 2nd floor tatami room retain a strong sense of Japanese style, and the building often houses art exhibitions.