It is the purpose of this paper to clear the architectural characteristics of the KOGANE. The followings were clarified .It seems that KOGANE was built for Japanese-style architecture in the red-light district in the early Meiji-era. It was a peak of skill of Japanese wooden architecture. So the transoms of moon & bats , gooses fretwork were very fine skill and specific architectural characteristics. And the law balustrade surrounded Japanese veranda was too. The only KOGANE has existed in formerly those days architecture.
