Jin Watanabe
1887–1973
Born in Tokyo. Active in the early Shōwa era, he worked across a broad range, from historicist styles to modernism.
He designed buildings that remain beloved faces of their cities, such as the Wako Main Building (formerly K. Hattori & Co.) in Ginza and the Hotel New Grand in Yokohama.
Sources:渡辺仁 (建築家) — Wikipedia
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