Kyoto | Kyoto Prefectural Government Building - Old Main Building, Renaissance-style Western-style building

#7月好去地方2025 ✓Kyoto Prefectural Government Office-Old Main Building The oldest existing government building in Japan, built in Meiji 37, is a Renaissance-style Western-style building. Its distinctive features are the regular design of the facade and the left-right symmetry. There is a weeping cherry tree in the atrium, which is as magnificent and beautiful as a picture when it blooms. It is said that this garden was created by the seventh generation master Ogawa Jibei, and it is a unique work that combines Japanese and Western styles. Although the old government office has been listed as a national cultural property, it is still used as a government agency, so there are many public officials coming in and out. There is also a retro restaurant on the first floor, and the dining environment is very atmospheric and antique.