Itō Chūta

(1867–1954) architect (1867–1954)

Itō Chūta (Japan, 1867–1954) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Itō Chūta belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Itō Chūta was born in Yonezawa and died in Bunkyō-ku. Itō Chūta trained at University of Tokyo, First Higher School, and Tokyo School of Foreign Languages. Itō Chūta became a member of Imperial Academy. The awards include Order of Culture and Person of Cultural Merit.

The best-known works include ‘Kashihara Jingū’, ‘Hōkokubyō’, ‘Miyazaki Jingū’, and ‘Karafuto Shrine’. The catalogue has 11 buildings by Itō Chūta. The dated buildings span the years 1617–1925. The buildings are in places such as Yoyogi-Kamizonochō, Sakyō-ku, Kofu, Keijō, and Tsukiji.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Mikhail Eisenstein, Uheiji Nagano, Hector Guimard, Josep Puig i Cadafalch, and Frank Lloyd Wright.

• Meiji-templet
• Heian Jingū
• Takeda Shrine
• Chōsen Jingū
• Tsukiji Hongan-ji Temple
• Kashihara Jingū
• Yushima Seidō
• Miyazaki Jingū
• Okura Museum of Art
• Miho Shrine
• Uesugi Shrine