ART MUSEUMS
In a corner of the Hakone Shinsen-kyo above Mountain-view Lodge stood a tiny straw-thatched cottage that Okada called Bird House. It had been one of the summer cottages for rent on the property before Okada bought it. For several years it served as a lounge for members who came to meet Okada, but after Sunshine Hall was completed, in 1948, Bird House was rarely used. It was eventually decided to demolish the building, which was getting very old. At that time, toward the end of 1950, there were plans to build a headquarters for the Taisei-dai Church near the Shinsen-kyo Grounds and to use salvageable material from Bird House in the construction.