Japan Music High School Building 1 (Former Ikeda Kikunae House)

Address 2-16-12 Toyotomachi, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

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Introduction

In 1925 (Taisho 14th), it was built as a residential and laboratory of Kikuna Ikeda. In the era when there were still many wooden houses, houses of reinforced concrete, which is a state-of-the-art technology built in the suburbs of Tokyo, are very eye-catching You will have drawn. I am currently in the present without escaping from the war of World War II and burning.

(From Nihon Music High School Website "History of Building No. 1")

Historical and attractive buildings

Reinforced concrete western building built in 1925. Ikeda Kiki is a professor of the department of chemistry department of Tokyo Imperial University and a discoverer of sodium umami, which is a umami component. Highlights are entrance and reception room on the first floor. It is colored with unique decorations by curves and geometry, with built-in furniture and lighting equipment remaining at that time.

※ Opening event "Open not doing 2019" target spot for one day of historical and attractive building in the ward