Background
Tadashi Sekino was born on January 9, 1868 in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
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Tadashi Sekino was born on January 9, 1868 in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
He was appointed professor of Tokyo University (1901). Visited China several times to study Chinese architecture and later toured India, Europ e and the United States. His research in the architecture of the Horyuji Temple in Nara prefecture, the historic remains at Rakuro, Korea, and other studies contributed much to the study of Oriental architecture and fine arts.