The former Manchukuo State Council Building is one of the most imposing survivors of the colonial capital's administrative architecture. Built in the 1930s in the hybrid Japanese-Chinese neoclassical style that the Manchukuo government favoured, it has the scale and permanence of genuine state architecture — which was precisely the point. The Japanese designers understood that credible sovereignty required credible buildings.
The structure is now used as a government facility and is not generally open to tourists, but the exterior is accessible and represents one of the best-preserved examples of Manchukuo governmental architecture in the city. It stands as one of the key stops on any self-guided walk through the former colonial capital's sites.