Main Building of the Bank of Japan (Kanaza Ruins)

At present, the Bank of Japan was the "Koza", a gold coin foundry in the Edo period. In 1595 (1595), Ieyasu Tokugawa invited Mitsuji Goto (kinko) to Edo to start oval casting. Throughout the Edo period, Koza was under the control of the magistrate of the account, casting, appraisal, acquiring and inspecting gold coins (oval and lump sums), and was located in Edo, Suruga, Sado, and Kyoto. It was located in four places. Suruga was abolished during the Keicho era, Sado was abolished during the Kyoho era, and Kyoto Koza was also smaller, and casting was almost performed in Edo Koza, but was abolished in 1869. In 1896 (1896), the Bank of Japan was built on this site. The main building of the main building of the Bank of Japan is a Neo Baroque-style stone building, which is said to have been designed by architect Kingo Tatsuno as a model of the National Bank of Belgium.