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He was invited by the [[Meiji government]] to come to Japan to teach architecture, and did so, arriving in [[1877]] at the age of 24. From that time until his contract ran out in [[1884]], he taught architectural theory, history, and practice at the newly-founded architecture division of the Imperial College of Engineering (''[[Kobu gakko|Kôbu gakkô]]''). His approach, teaching that architecture was not just a set of technical skills, but also a creative art, had a particular influence, with some of his students, including [[Katayama Tokuma|Katayama Tôkuma]], [[Tatsuno Kingo]], and [[Tsumaki Yorinaka]], going on to design some of Tokyo's most famous buildings, and to become some of the most famous architects in Japanese history, in their own rights. Conder returned to the college as a lecturer in [[1886]]-[[1888]], where Tatsuno had succeeded him as chair of architecture, but for the most part, from [[1887]] onwards, Conder focused on private commissions.

He was invited by the [[Meiji government]] to come to Japan to teach architecture, and did so, arriving in [[1877]] at the age of 24. From that time until his contract ran out in [[1884]], he taught architectural theory, history, and practice at the newly-founded architecture division of the Imperial College of Engineering (''[[Kobu gakko|Kôbu gakkô]]''). His approach, teaching that architecture was not just a set of technical skills, but also a creative art, had a particular influence, with some of his students, including [[Katayama Tokuma|Katayama Tôkuma]], [[Tatsuno Kingo]], and [[Tsumaki Yorinaka]], going on to design some of Tokyo's most famous buildings, and to become some of the most famous architects in Japanese history, in their own rights. Conder returned to the college as a lecturer in [[1886]]-[[1888]], where Tatsuno had succeeded him as chair of architecture, but for the most part, from [[1887]] onwards, Conder focused on private commissions.

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]]. Two years later, however, he did oversee repairs on the Rokumeikan following an earthquake, installing electric lights, and renovating it otherwise.

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]]. Two years later, however, he did oversee repairs on the Rokumeikan following an earthquake, installing electric lights, and renovating it otherwise. In 1917, just three years before his death, Conder designed a residence for the [[Shimazu clan]] at Sodegasaki in Tokyo; it survives today on the campus of Seisen University.<ref>Gallery labels, permanent exhibits gallery, [[Shokoshuseikan|Shôkoshûseikan]], Kagoshima, Sept 2014.; "[http://www.seisen-u.ac.jp/shimadzu/index.php Kyû Shimazu kôshaku tei]," Seisen University official website.</ref>

[[File:Mitsubishi-ichigokan.JPG|center|thumb|400px|The Mitsubishi Ichigôkan, the first office building in Tokyo's Marunouchi district. Designed by Conder and completed in [[1894]], it was torn down in 1968, and reconstructed in 2009.]]

[[File:Mitsubishi-ichigokan.JPG|center|thumb|400px|The Mitsubishi Ichigôkan, the first office building in Tokyo's Marunouchi district. Designed by Conder and completed in [[1894]], it was torn down in 1968, and reconstructed in 2009.]]