Osaka Prefectural Government Office

The Osaka Prefectural Government Main Building stands out for its solemn, sturdy facade, defined by the geometric forms and vertical lines of the Secession style. Completed in nineteen twenty-six, it is the oldest prefectural government building in Japan still in active use. Architects Kingo Hirabayashi and Kaoru Okamoto designed the structure at a moment when Japanese public architecture began integrating Western modernism with local design traditions.