These are stacked on two compact storeys above the entrance foyer, safely removed from the action.

Work started last year but was halted after asbestos was found in the ceiling above the entrance foyer.

Instead, shoes are removed in the genkan (mudroom or entrance foyer), and often replaced with slippers called uwabaki.

The original large, wooden doors still open from the front entrance foyer into the main-level gymnasium, which still retains much of its 1940 character.

The entrance pavilion's sides were curved around the spiral staircases at both ends of the entrance foyer.