The Historian · Hana · Tokyo
Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum
The original building was demolished in 1968. The reconstruction is academic-grade exact. Walking it, I understand what it meant for Japan to commit to Western commercial architecture
A 2010 reconstruction of the 1894 Josiah Conder-designed red brick building — the first Western office block in Meiji Japan.
— Hana, The Historian
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