was a Japanese architect. He graduated from Tokyo University and entered the Ministry of Communications in 1919. He designed many Japanese post offices, telegraph offices, and related buildings in Japan. He introduced Eastern architecture to the west, while incorporating Western architecture in his own designs, including architecture from Scandinavia, Germany, and the United States.
Major works Old Kyoto Central Telephone Office, 1926 Tokyo Central Post Office, 1931 Osaka Central Post Office, 1939
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