Kingo Tatsuno

(1854–1919) Japanese architect (1854–1919)

Kingo Tatsuno (Japan, 1854–1919) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Kingo Tatsuno belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Kingo Tatsuno was born in Karatsu and died in Akasaka-ku. Kingo Tatsuno trained at University of London and Imperial College of Engineering. The teachers included Josiah Conder and William Burges. Kingo Tatsuno was awarded Order of the Sacred Treasure, 6th class. The students included Uheiji Nagano.

The best-known works include ‘Tokyo Station’, ‘Bank of Japan Head Office’, ‘Hamaderakōen Station’, and ‘Fukuoka City Akarenga Cultural Center’. The catalogue has 4 buildings by Kingo Tatsuno. The dated buildings span the years 1909–1988. The buildings are in Chiyoda, Takabatakechō, Nakagyō Ward, and Kita-ku. According to Wikidata, buildings by Kingo Tatsuno belong to the ‘Historicism’ style.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Sone Tatsuzō, Giuseppe Sacconi, Katayama Tōkuma, Josef Stenbäck, and Michail Timofeevič Preobraženskij.

• Tokyo station
• Nara Hotel
• Museum of Kyoto
• Osaka City Central Public Hall