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Japanese hosts and overseas guests meet beneath chandeliers in a European-style reception hall in Meiji-era Tokyo.

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November 28, 1883

The Rokumeikan opening in Tokyo on 28 November 1883

Tokyo’s Rokumeikan opened on 28 November 1883 as a reception building for foreign visitors. Designed by Josiah Conder, it became a prominent setting for elite hospitality and a symbol of the Meiji state’s engagement with European forms.

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The Rokumeikan opening in Tokyo on 28 November 1883

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