HISTORY OF BUILDING AND REPAIRS ORGANIZATION AFILIATED WITH THE MINISTRY OF THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY IN THE MEIJI ERA : Historical study on the Building and Repairs Organization affiliated with the Ministry of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Meiji Era (Part 1)

Abstract

This paper studies the history of the Building and Repairs Organization affiliated with the Ministry of the Imperial Japanese Navy (MIJN) from 1872 through 1920, and the building engineers of MIJN. This paper shows the process of the Building and Repairs Organization expanding according to the Naval armament expanding plan since 1883. It shows the engineers' names, service period at the department, and personal histories. And it highlights the middle-ranked engineers who had come from the Building and Repairs Organization in each office, such as the Ministry of the Public Works, which assisted the architectural activities of MIJN.