Flowers of Japan and the Art of Floral Arrangement

Josiah Conder (1852-1920), a graduate of the Royal Institute of Architects, came to Japan at the age of twenty-five to play a role in the modernization of the emerging Japanese state. He served concurrently as a professor of architecture and a consultant to the Japanese government. Between 1878 and 1907 he designed over fifty major buildings in the Tokyo area, which served as models for the rapidly industrializing nation. His name is mentioned in all books dealing with early modern architecture in Japan. The many pupils he taught over the years were to form the first generation of Japanese architects building in the Western style. He remained in Japan until his death, and is buried at Gokokuji Temple in TokyoConder, Josiah is the author of 'Flowers of Japan and the Art of Floral Arrangement', published 2004 under ISBN 9784770029843 and ISBN 4770029845.