How did Tokyo Station reflect Western influence on Japanese architecture?

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Tokyo Station, completed in 1914 and designed by Tatsuno Kingo, serves as a prominent example of the Japanese effort to adopt Western architectural styles during the modern period.1

Following the Meiji Restoration, Japan sought to modernize by assimilating Western industrial standards and architectural forms, moving away from traditional wooden construction toward materials like reinforced brick and stone. Tokyo Station reflects this shift through its stately, monumental design, which utilizes a European-inspired aesthetic rather than traditional Japanese sensibilities. It stands as a key representative of the era's attempt to achieve a grand, Western-style monumentality in public and official architecture.1