Throughout the 113 years of celebrating Japanese immigration, discussions surrounding Japanese culture have gained considerable attention. As Brazil is home to the largest Japanese community outside the archipelago, the country's connection to Japanese cultural expressions is clear. Many cities settled by Japanese immigrants preserve their Japanese history and culture to this day; consequently, the architectural field has consolidated itself primarily through buildings that represent the political and social dimensions of Japanese immigration, fused with new technologies and construction methods.
Fabrizio Rosatti attributes the Wayou Settyu Youshiki (East-West eclectic style) to this cultural exchange shaped by immigrants. Developed in the second half of the 19th century—a period marked by the social and political influence of the Meiji Restoration—the term originally emerged in the book The Philosophy of Symbiosis by architect Kisho Kurokawa. Kurokawa argued that the style generated dynamism and beauty through symbiosis; that is, it sought to acknowledge each other's character and culture, while still engaging in competition, confrontation, and critique.
