noun
settlement house; neighborhood house; voluntarily run welfare facility
A community-based welfare facility, often run by volunteers, providing social services and activities. The term is somewhat formal and may be encountered in social welfare contexts.
地域の隣保館で、高齢者向けの体操教室が開かれている。
At the local settlement house, exercise classes for the elderly are held.
隣保館は、住民の交
The neighborhood house plays an important role as a place for residents to interact.
Compound of 隣保 (neighborhood mutual aid) and 館 (building). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in modern Japanese to refer to settlement houses.