Week 3 Flashcards
What is the significance of Akamon Gate at the University of Tokyo?
It is the only remaining [goshuden-mon] in Japan.
It is registered as Important Cultural Property.
At the end of the Meiji period, Akamon was dismantled and reconstructed
in its current location, 15 meters west of where it originally stood.
What was the purpose of constructing Akamon Gate?
To welcome a shogun’s daughter as a bride.
Maeda Nariyasu welcomed Yasuhime.
What is the traditional gate style of Akamon Gate?
Yakui-mon
Who designed this gate?
[white-ish gate in UTokyo]
Ito Chuta
Who is he?
[old guy statue in UTokyo]
Josiah Conder (with EEE)
Who ordered the construction of Ikutokuen Shinji-ike?
Maeda Toshitsune
What is the nickname of Ikutokuen Shinji-ike?
Sanshiro-Ike.
Based on the novel “Sanshiro” by Soseki, where the protagonist first meets the woman he admires.
Who was Iwasaki Hisaya?
The third president of Mitsubishi
Who designed the western residence?
Josiah Conder
What is the south side of the western residence like?
A columned veranda
What style of architecture is the western residence decorated in?
17th-century Jacobean style,
British Renaissance style,
Islamic motifs
What kind of paper is used in the guest rooms of the western residence?
Kin-kara-ka-washi
What is the billiard room built like?
Mountain lodges in Switzerland
Which buildings were designated as nationally important cultural properties in 1961?
The western residence and the billiard room
Who were among Conder’s students?
Tatsuno Kingo and Katayama Tokuma
(たつのきんご、
かたやまとくま)
