Education
In 1879 he graduated from the Imperial College of Engineering.
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In 1879 he graduated from the Imperial College of Engineering.
Coming from Chōshū Tokuma was a protégé of Yamagata Aritomo. During his late twenties and early thirties he assisted Josiah Conder in designing and building a Western-style residence for Prince Arisugawa Taruhito and then on the new Imperial Palace in Tokyo. During the 1880 he was sent to Europe and America to study interior decoration, including furniture.
In 1887 he was appointed as an officer in the construction office of the Imperial Household.
1894 Nara Imperial Museum now the Nara National Museum
1895 Kyoto Imperial Museum now the Kyoto National Museum
1905 Museum of Agriculture (神宮農業館), Ise, Mie Prefecture, (constructed (1891–1905)
1909 Tōgu Palace now Akasaka Palace (constructed 1899–1909).
