Title Architectural styles of Hakodate

  • Hokkaido
Topic(s):
Historic Sites/Castle Ruins Villages/Towns
Medium/Media of Use:
Interpretive Sign
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2019
Associated Tourism Board:
City of Hakodate

建築様式

和風町家や邸宅、洋風町家のほか、1階が和風で2階が洋風の和洋折衷型町家が特徴的です。和洋折衷型町家の多くは1階を店舗、2階を居住空間としていました。


Architectural styles of Hakodate


The older architecture of Hakodate is characterized by both Japanese and Western styles, and particularly by buildings that are a fusion of the two. The first floors were often shops done in Japanese architectural style. The second floors were living spaces and done in Western style.


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