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NAGANO Uheiji was the first Japanese architect who mastered Western architectural
style. He designed 3 buildings in Hiroshima, Branch of Nippon Ginko(1905),
Branch of Mitsui Bank(1925) and Branch of Nippon Ginko(1936, this building).
It was so strong, and endured atomic blast. Nippon Ginko contributed
this building to Hiroshima City in 2000, but local government don't deside
its use.
[footnotes]
(*1) Central Bank of Japan
[notice]
Usually it is closed. So you have to check the official site before coming.
[how to come]
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TRAM : "Fukuro-machi" |
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