Although it was initially considered strange architecture made by carpenters with no knowledge of authentic Western architectural techniques, it has gradually become highly regarded within the re-evaluation of Meiji architecture since the end of the Second World War.
当初は、西洋建築の正しい知識を持たない職人が造った奇妙な建築と見られてきたが、第二次世界大戦後の明治建築再評価の中で、次第に高く評価されるようになってきた。