• Hatoya is politician family. Kazuo Hatoyama, 1856-1911, chairman of Lower House, professor of Tokyo University, president of Waseda University, lawyer, PhD of Yale University, his wife Haruko, 1861-1938, founder of Kyoritsu Women's University, his son Ichiro, 1883-1959, prime minister, grand son Iichiro, 1918-1993, foreign minister, current Prime Minister Yukio and Kunio, former General Affair Minister. The four politician generations have started from here. Hatoyama family moved this place in 1891 and the building completed in 1924. And in 1995, it changed to Hatoyama Memorial Hall for memorial function to introduce predecessor's achievement.

There is a garden.	Building is British style.		Trees from inside.
Built in 1924.	Ichiro Hatoyama.	Kazuo and Haruko Hatoyama.	Hemicycle skylight.
Britain style sun-room.	Sun-room & reception room	Japanese-style room.	Stairs from entrance hall
Trees from balcony.	A wide banquet hall where politician's party was held.
Pigeon's stained glass because Hato means pigeon.	The skylight is also pigeon's stained glass.	Entrance where it climbed slope.	Main entrance, balcony on it.

2010/03/01