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A pseudo-Western hall inside the castle grounds, showing how provincial carpenters read Western ornament.
About this place
Kounkaku is a pseudo-Western-style state guesthouse built in 1903 (Meiji 36) inside Matsue Castle in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, as lodging for Emperor Meiji's visit. It is the lodging for Emperor Meiji's visit, built by Matsue in 1903 (Meiji 36) in the name of the Matsue Crafts Exhibition Hall on the upper terrace of the Ninomaru of Matsue Castle hill, next to Matsue Shrine, where the study (goshoin) and bath house stood in the domain era. The cost of constructing this splendid building, regarded as the last example of pseudo-Western architecture, was 13,489 yen in the money of the time.
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Founded / opened：1903 Highlights / collection：Pseudo-Western wooden two-storey building, Built for Emperor Meiji's visit Genre：Architecture
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