All Items 2 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 2 Contributor 6 Amherst College. Class of 1870. Niijima 1 Dōshisha Daigaku 1 Makino, Toraji, 1871-1964 1 Niijima, Jō, 1843-1890 1 Taisō Denshūjo. Taisōjo 1 Ōbitsu, Takashi, 1949- 1 show more 1 show fewer Location 2 Japan 2 Kyoto 2 Topic 8 College buildings 2 Photographs 2 Architectural models 1 Architecture 1 Buildings 1 Models 1 Universities and colleges 1 Western influences 1 show more 3 show fewer Format 1 b&w prints 1 Part Of 1 Doshisha University Collection 2 Genre 3 Photographs 2 Historical models 1 Photograph albums 1 mods.shelfLocator 1 Box OS1 2 Doshisha University photo album 5 Niijima, Jō, 1843-1890 Photograph album documenting buildings and student life on the Doshisha University campus, ca. 1900-1960. Includes portraits of Joseph Hardy Neesima, the founder of the Doshisha, and Toraji Makino, the Doshisha's president from 1941-1947. Doshisha University photo album 5 Historical model of Taiso Denshujo Taisojo Ōbitsu, Takashi, 1949- A framed color photograph of a 1/50 reproduction of the first western style gymnasium built in Japan. The original gymnasium was built in Hitotsubashi, Kanda district, Tokyo by the Meiji government to train physical education instructors. The building was later moved to Otsuka, and eventually dismantled during World War II. The model was created in April 2011 by Takashi Ōbitsu in collaboration with the School of Engineering at Hokkaido University. It was constructed with Hinoki wood (Japanese cypress) and measures 25 cm. high by 36 cm. wide by 43 cm. long. Until the recreation was done, there had been only fragments of photographs to show what the building looked like. Historical model of Taiso Denshujo Taisojo
