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Aomori Bank Memorial Hall

Aomori · Hirosaki · Architecture

Japanese name: 青森銀行記念館

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Aomori Bank Memorial Hall
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WHAT TO DOAomori Bank Memorial Hall

A former bank, Western outside and finished in Tsugaru lacquer and plaster within - the mixture is the point.

WHEREAomori

Tsugaru · Hirosaki

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A former bank, Western outside and finished in Tsugaru lacquer and plaster within - the mixture is the point.

About this place

The former Head Office Main Building of the 59th Bank is a historic building in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture. Built in Hirosaki in 1904 as the head office of the 59th National Bank (now Aomori Michinoku Bank), it has been preserved and open to the public as the bank's memorial hall since 1967. It was designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan on 15 May 1972.

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Founded / opened:1904 Architect / artist:Sakichi Horie Highlights / collection:Ceiling of single zelkova boards, Plaster decoration Genre:Architecture

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