Hatoyama Hall, House museum in Otowa, Tokyo, Japan
Hatoyama Hall is a house museum in Otowa, Tokyo, set within a concrete structure featuring Adam-style reception spaces. These rooms display stained glass windows with dove patterns that run throughout the interior.
The building was completed in 1924 as a residence for Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama, designed by architect Shinichiro Okada. It opened to visitors in 1996, more than seven decades after its construction.
The name Hatoyama means "dove mountain", and doves and owls appear as carved and glass motifs throughout the building. In the stairwell landing, a large stained-glass panel by craftsman Sanchi Ogawa shows doves flying above a five-storey pagoda. Each April the hall holds a cherry-blossom viewing party attended by leading politicians and covered by the press.
The museum welcomes visitors from 10:00 to 16:00, with entry ending at 15:30 each day. Adults pay 600 yen for admission, while students with identification pay 400 yen.
An English garden surrounds the house with 160 rose bushes representing 90 different types that bloom beside the historic walls. The grounds connect European garden design with Japanese residential architecture from the interwar period.
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