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*''Japanese'': 磯異人館 ''(Iso ijinkan)''
 
*''Japanese'': 磯異人館 ''(Iso ijinkan)''
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Originally built in the Iso neighborhood of [[Kagoshima]] as a residence for British spinning engineers, the ''Iso Ijinkan'' (lit. "Iso Foreigners' Hall") is a notable example of [[Meiji architecture]].  
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Originally built in the Iso neighborhood of [[Kagoshima]] as a residence for British spinning engineers, the ''Iso Ijinkan'' (lit. "Iso Foreigners' Hall") is a notable example of some of the earliest Western-style architecture in Japan.  
    
The ''Ijinkan'' is a two-story wooden building in a Colonial style, with verandas on all four sides, and a tiled roof; in some parts metal roofing tiles are used. It covers a total ground area of 342.7 square meters. Other structures on the grounds included a small stables, outhouse, kitchens, and baths.
 
The ''Ijinkan'' is a two-story wooden building in a Colonial style, with verandas on all four sides, and a tiled roof; in some parts metal roofing tiles are used. It covers a total ground area of 342.7 square meters. Other structures on the grounds included a small stables, outhouse, kitchens, and baths.
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