Katayama Tōkuma

(1854–1917) Japanese architect

Katayama Tōkuma (Japan, 1854–1917) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Katayama Tōkuma belongs to the chapter ‘Industrialisation’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Katayama Tōkuma was born in Hagi and died in Tokyo. Katayama Tōkuma trained at Imperial College of Engineering. Katayama Tōkuma studied under Josiah Conder. Katayama Tōkuma was awarded Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class.

The best-known works include ‘Jingu Museum’, ‘Nara National Museum’, ‘Kyoto National Museum’, and ‘Jinpūkaku’. The catalogue has 4 buildings by Katayama Tōkuma. The dated buildings span the years 1889–1907. The buildings are in Tokyo, Higashiyama-ku, Nara, and Tottori. According to Wikidata, buildings by Katayama Tōkuma belong to the styles ‘Historicism’ and ‘Renaissance’.

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

• Akasakapalatset
• Kyoto National Museum
• Nara National Museum
• Jinpūkaku