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Tsumaki Yorinaka (妻木 頼黄, February 22, 1859—October 10, 1916) was a Japanese architect and Head of the Japanese Ministry of Finance building section in the later Meiji period. Credited with the design of many significant Meiji era structures in Japan, notably the Nihonbashi Bridge.
His design of the Nippon Kangyō Bank (1899; no longer extant) and Okada Shinichirō’s (1883–1932) Kabuki Theatre (1924) in Tokyo are representative of attempts to combine the grand scale of Western buildings with such traditional elements of Japanese architecture as tiled hip-gabled….
Apr 24, 2013 · Here Ikeda gives the name as Tsumaki Yoritomo, but it is more likely to be Tsumaki Yorinaka.
- Neil Jackson
- 2013
Tsumaki Yorinaka, who is said to be one of the key persons related to the problem of the construction of the Diet Building and the biggest rival of TATSUNO Kingo, entered the Imperial College of Engineering in 1878 (Meiji 11) and studied under Conder; however, he quit college in 1882 (Meiji 15).
Mar 6, 2024 · Two pioneering Japanese architects shaped Yokohama in the first decades of the 20th century: Tsumaki Yorinaka and Endō Oto. Their careers ran on parallel tracks and converged in a landmark that stands to this day.
In 1898, the building was constructed as a beer factory for Marusan Beer, before it became Kabuto Beer. The floor plan was designed by the German firm called Germania Maschinenfabrik and then implemented by architect Tsumaki Yorinaka, who worked on other industrial projects including the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse.
Jun 30, 2019 · Tsumaki Yorinaka (1859–1916), a protege of British architect Josiah Conder (1852–1920), is credited with its design. Things to see on the bridge: Zero kilometer marker: since the Gokaidō kickstarted Japan’s highway system in 1604, Nihombashi was the place where they all started.
