The former house of W. Bockmann is located in the central area (Vossstrasse) of Berlin (registered as a cultural asset in 1995). The house was rebuilt in the 1930s but the facade, the entrance hall and the interiors of the second and third floors were preserved. From the German point of view, the house is of value as the only historical building on the street, the representative of the second half of the 19th century and a standard of city planning in the future. From the Japanese side, the house is important historically because the Japanese architect and craftsmen stayed here for the planning of Japanese government offices under the guidance of Bockmann.