Meiji Mura

Meiji Mura is an open-air museum in Inuyama, near Nagoya. It is dedicated to the preservation of Meiji-era and Taisho-era architecture, which was heavily inspired by Western architecture of the time. It was founded by Taniguchi Yoshiro and Tsuchikawa Motoo in 1962 after Taniguchi saw that the Rokumeikan, a symbol of Meiji era architecture, was being torn down, and wanted to preserve the architecture of the Meiji era. The most notable structure in the museum is Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel. This site demonstrates how the Meiji period was influenced by the West, particularly in architecture.

Site: http://www.meijimura.com/english/