Shōwa
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Shiga Shōwa Period
1926 – 1989
The Wakabayashi Family Residence Kitchen Wing in Hikone, built 1928, pairs a kitchen and bath with a lady's sitting room with a sloping ceiling and triangle alcove.
The Wakabayashi Family Residence Gate and Wall in Hikone is an early Showa gate with lattice doors in a tall wall, and a 68-metre boundary wall with small windows.
The Wakabayashi Family Residence Western-Style Wing in Hikone is a 1928 annex with a red jerkinhead roof, chimney and Tudor fireplace; family lore credits Vories.