Itō Chūta
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Itō Chūta was a Japanese architect, architectural historian, and critic. He is recognized as the leading architect and architectural theorist of early 20th-century Imperial Japan.
Pictured in May 1954 edition of International Architecture (国際建築, Kokusai kenchiku)
Heian Jingu under construction
University of Tokyo Hongo campus main gate
Hitlerjugend visit to Meiji Shrine 1938
Cultural Property (Japan)
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A Cultural Property is administered by the Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs, and includes tangible properties; intangible properties; folk properties both tangible and intangible; mon
Itō Chūta
…of the Imperial Crown style of architecture, which had been developed for the Japanese Empire by architect Shimoda Kikutaro. Itō helped formulate the Ancient Temples and Shrines Preservation Law of 1897, an early measure to protect the Cultural Properties of Japan. He is also credited with coining the Japanese term for architecture, namely…
Himeji Castle's keep, designated a National Treasure in 1951 (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
Uda Mikumari Shrine in Uda, Nara
Noh performance at Itsukushima Shrine
Kyūshū's Karatsu Kunchi festival was designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property in 1980.