First National Bank Building (Tokyo)

The First National Bank was located in the Kabutocho area, the business centre of Tokyo.

The building featured a traditional Edo-style structure, but its exterior was in a pseudo-western style.

Shimizu Kisuke II, who designed and constructed the building, had practiced western-style architecture in the foreign concession in Yokohama and was Japan's leading house builder.

During the Meiji period, western architectural style and designs by foreign architects were adopted for many government facilities.

Pseudo western-style buildings, mixing western and Japanese styles, were often constructed for the private sector.