Ichiro Hatoyama (October 1954)

Ichiro Hatoyama's private residence, Otowa Goten--Ichiro Hatoyama takes a walk in the garden of his private residence twice a day, morning and afternoon, weather permitting, October 1954; photo taken November 24, 1954, Mainichi Graph.1 On November 1, 954, the Liberal Party 3 On November 1, 1954, the first meeting of the Standing Committee of the Preparatory Committee for the Formation of a New Party was held with 71 members, including 3 members of the Liberal Party, 4 members of the Kaihin Party, and 14 members of the Kaihin Party, and Mr. Ichiro Hatoyama was elected chairman. The private residence of Mr. Hatoyama is called "Otowa Goten" or "Hatoyama Goten. The Hatoyama residence first appeared in Otowa, Tokyo, in 1924, when Ichiro was 41 years old. Ichiro was 41 years old. He was a member of the House of Representatives and a member of the Tokyo City Council, and was just beginning to gain weight as a politician. His friend Shinichiro Okada designed the building. It is an English-style Western-style building with two floors above ground and one below (total floor space: 900 square meters) made of reinforced concrete. The construction cost was 160,000 yen. At the time, the starting salary for a college graduate bank employee was about 80 yen. Ichiro Hatoyama takes a walk in his garden twice a day, in the morning and in the afternoon when weather permits, at the Hatoyama residence in Otowa, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, in October 1954. Photo by Shichiro Uden, October 1954, Mainichi Graph, November 24, 1954 issue (Separate cut from photo on page 7, Mainichi Graph, November 24, 1954) Japan / Tokyo / Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Residence of Ichiro Hatoyama, Otowa