On 15 March 2019, Ambassador Bansarn Bunnag welcomed a delegation of ladies from Wakayama Prefecture who came to the Embassy to learn about the history of the Thai Residence whose former owner was originately from Wakayama Prefecture. The delegation expressed graditude to the Thai Government for maintaining the Residence, a symbol of friendship between Thailand and ...
... Hamaguchi mansion in Shinagawa.
Mr.Mumon Hamaguchi,who was originally from one of the prestigious families in Wakayama Prefecture, and later known as Mr. Kichiemon Hamaguchi the 10th, constructed this mansion in 1932 as his private residence.... ... Sirindhorn graciously visited the Residence on 13 October 2010 on the occasion of the
ceremony to lay the foundation stone of the Embassy’s new chancery building. The Thai Residence is also very fortunate to have been graced by members of the Japanese Imperial ...
... before the Second World War when Mr. Mumon Hamaguchi (1883-1945), one of the leaders of the prestigious Hamaguchi clan from Wakayama prefecture in southern Japan, purchased a piece of land consisting of 2,500 tsubo (1 tsubo = 3.30 sq.m.) in 1931 at the ... ... unchanged. An adjacent building, connected to the mansion by a second-story walkway, was constructed in 1952 to serve as the Embassy’s chancery.
Each room on the ground floor of the mansion is designed with a particular theme in mind and is meticulously ...