Japanese-Western Eclectic Architecture

The earliest examples of Japanese-Western Eclectic Architecture were built by the French government as part of the Japonism artistic movement's influence on French architecture. The term Japanese-Western Eclectic Architecture had been used by Waseda University sociologist Wajiro Kon, in his 1925 survey of housing recently built along the Chūō Main Line in Tokyo. Wajiro reviewed 588 houses built in 1921 near Asagaya Station and categorised them as Japanese Style, Culture Style, and Japanese Western Style respectively. ==Examples of Japanese-Western Eclectic Architectural Styles==

The Japanese-Western Eclectic Architecture emerged in the final years of the Edo period in Yokohama, and then spread to other parts of Japan. The development of the style started with early architectural examples from Yokohama. Bakumatsu Period Yokohama These examples were built within the jurisdiction, where the military Bakumatsu government had allowed concessions to foreign governments. File:France Naval Hospital.jpg|The French Naval Hospital built in 1865 is a distinct derivative of Japanese Western Architectural Style called Giyōfū architecture. File:French Military Station.jpg|The French Military Station built in 1864. File:British Legality in Yokohama.jpg|The British Provisional Legation built in 1867 Post Meiji Restoration File:Dai-ichi Kokuritsu Ginko.JPG|The First National Bank of Japan (1872) File:250424 Former Kaichi School Matsumoto Nagano pref Japan12s5.jpg|Former Kaichi School in the Kaichi School Museum Building in one of the Japanese-Western Eclectic Architectural styles called Giyōfu architecture File:170720 Fujiya Hotel Hakone Japan03s3.jpg|Fujiya Hotel established in 1878, Hakone File:230502 Old Hikami District's Towns-and-villages associations' Higher elementary school Tamba Hyogo pref Japan03s3.jpg|Old Hikami District's Towns-and-villages associations' Higher elementary school established in 1885, Tamba, Hyogo File:220430 Former Saiseikan Main Building Yamagata Yamagata pref Japan01s3.jpg|Former Saiseikan hospital built in 1878, Yamagata Prefecture File:131103 Seikatei Sapporo Hokkaido Japan01s3.jpg|Seika Restaurant (1881) File:ShayokanOverallView.JPG|Shayokan built in 1907, was the birthplace of author Dazai Osamu. File:Stairs 4 (斜陽館にて).jpg|Western style staircase of Shayokan File:Makiki Church - panoramio (3).jpg|Makiki Christian Church building, Hawaii, completed in 1934. File:Hyokeikan - Tokyo National Museum.jpg|The Hyokeikan wing of the Tokyo National Museum, first opened in 1909. == References ==