A stately house full of history and tragedy
Parts of Tekigaiso, home of Japan' pre-war prime minister Fumimaro Konoe, is scheduled to be opened to the public during special events.
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Tokyo
A SENSE of the Showa era floated inside the heavy gates of Tekigaiso, the mansion that was home to Japan' pre-war prime minister, Fumimaro Konoe.
The one-storey wooden mansion was built in 1927 by Tatsukichi Irisawa, a court physician of the then Imperial Household Ministry, in Ogikubo, a popular area for vacation homes on the outskirts of Tokyo at the time.
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