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He first arrived in Japan in [[1877]], and began teaching in the newly-founded architecture division of the Imperial College of Engineering (''[[Kobu gakko|Kôbu gakkô]]''). He remained there until [[1884]], his students including [[Katayama Tokuma|Katayama Tôkuma]], [[Tatsuno Kingo]], and [[Tsumaki Yorinaka]], each of whom would go on to design some of Tokyo's most famous buildings.
 
He first arrived in Japan in [[1877]], and began teaching in the newly-founded architecture division of the Imperial College of Engineering (''[[Kobu gakko|Kôbu gakkô]]''). He remained there until [[1884]], his students including [[Katayama Tokuma|Katayama Tôkuma]], [[Tatsuno Kingo]], and [[Tsumaki Yorinaka]], each of whom would go on to design some of Tokyo's most famous buildings.
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He completed the original two-story brick main hall of the Tokyo National Museum in [[1881]], along with a [[Hokkaido Products Hall|Hokkaidô Products Hall]] on the banks of the [[Sumidagawa]] in the same year.
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He completed the original two-story brick main hall of the Tokyo National Museum in [[1881]], along with a [[Hokkaido Products Hall|Hokkaidô Products Hall]] on the banks of the [[Sumidagawa]] in the same year. His final commission from the Japanese government - and the final commission by the [[Meiji government]] for any foreign architect - was the [[Ministry of the Navy]] building at Kasumigaseki, completed in [[1895]].
    
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