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Tenkyokaku is a Western-style building named by Emperor Taisho, built by His Imperial Highness Prince Arisugawa Takehito. In 1890, Prince Arisugawa Miyatake was touring the shores of Lake Inawashiro while traveling to Tohoku, and praised the beauty of the local scenery. He decided to build a villa in this area that was completed in 1891. The following September, there was a memorial service by Prince Yoshihito - Emperor Taisho - and the villa was named Tenkyokaku. This is derived from Li Bai's phrase "Minghu Fallen Mirror". In 1952, the building and grounds were given to Fukushima Prefecture by Prince Nobuhito Takamatsu. Fukushima Prefecture has since used Tenkyokaku for meetings and seminars
