Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is from a distinguished family. His Grand-grand father served as lower house’s chairman. His grand father, Ichiro Hatoyama was the country’s Prime Minister, and his father was foreign minister.
The house now called Hatoyama Hall and is open to the public.
The Hatoyama family moved to Otowa in Bunkyo ward, northern part of central Tokyo in 1981 (maiji Period) and a western-style house was built in 1924, a year after the Kanto Great Earthwuake. A renovation was carried in 1995 and
The house was used for important political gatherings. The pamphlet says that Japanese postwar politics started here.
A slope leads visitors from the main street to the Hall. A video program played at a drawing room emphasized the great “achievements” of Hatoyama members. The records of former PM Ichiro Hatoyama (including appointment letters issued by the Emperor) and former Foreign Minister Iichiro Hatoyama are displayed. Various stained glasses are in the windows.
The atmosphere in the Hall is completely different from that in ordinary houses. Current Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s unique character (he is sometimes characterizes as a spaceman-like person) may have been developed in this special mood.
The Otowa district is is also known as one of the centers of publishing industry. Kodansha, one of Japan’s leading publishers, has its headquarters here.
The house now called Hatoyama Hall and is open to the public.
The Hatoyama family moved to Otowa in Bunkyo ward, northern part of central Tokyo in 1981 (maiji Period) and a western-style house was built in 1924, a year after the Kanto Great Earthwuake. A renovation was carried in 1995 and
The house was used for important political gatherings. The pamphlet says that Japanese postwar politics started here.
A slope leads visitors from the main street to the Hall. A video program played at a drawing room emphasized the great “achievements” of Hatoyama members. The records of former PM Ichiro Hatoyama (including appointment letters issued by the Emperor) and former Foreign Minister Iichiro Hatoyama are displayed. Various stained glasses are in the windows.The atmosphere in the Hall is completely different from that in ordinary houses. Current Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s unique character (he is sometimes characterizes as a spaceman-like person) may have been developed in this special mood.
The Otowa district is is also known as one of the centers of publishing industry. Kodansha, one of Japan’s leading publishers, has its headquarters here. 
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