History
The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan agreed to construct the center in November 1997. There was some controversy around the time of the center's construction. In November 2001, it was reported that Japan wanted the cultural center to be housed in an annex to the Sakhalin Rozina Cultural Center. However, the local Korean residents and the South Korean government protested against this, as they felt it would be too small for the community's needs and that the Rozina Cultural Center was too old and isolated. The center coordinated the repatriation process for first generation Sakhalin Koreans who wished to go to South Korea. == References ==