Italian House, Early 20th century mansion museum in Kitano-cho, Japan
The Italian House contains numerous decorative art pieces, period furniture, and domestic items spread across multiple exhibition rooms within its Western-style architecture.
The residence, constructed in 1915 during Japan's growing international trade period, became the Platon Decorative Arts Museum in 1991 after careful restoration.
The museum displays a collection of European decorative arts, showing the influence of Western design on Japanese residential architecture during the Meiji period.
The museum includes an outdoor cafe serving Italian food, with admission tickets available individually or as part of a combined pass for multiple Kitano-cho mansions.
Each room in the Italian House maintains specific themes, featuring original furnishings that demonstrate early 20th century European interior decoration methods.
Location: Kitano-chō
Inception: 1915
Official opening: 1991
GPS coordinates: 34.70244,135.19214
Latest update: March 3, 2025 14:44
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