Annotation: "Dramatic Western-style architecture in such direct proximity to more traditional Japanese-style buildings emphasizes the rapid modernization and absorbtion of cultural..."

Annotation: "Dramatic Western-style architecture in such direct proximity to more traditional Japanese-style buildings emphasizes the rapid modernization and absorbtion of cultural..."

(Tokyo meisho) Nihonbashi muromachidōri to Mitsukoshi gofukuten (d5f41e6c-6004-4755-8ad1-164f9be72f7a)

Dramatic Western-style architecture in such direct proximity to more traditional Japanese-style buildings emphasizes the rapid modernization and absorbtion of cultural trends.

This large white building is likely a department store, which was a frequent phenomenon of the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Japan's urban landscapes, and symbolized the Westernization of Japanese patterns of retail and consumption.