Takatoshi Mitsui started a small business in Edo when he was 14yrs old that was to become the international Mitsukoshi retail shopping chain.
It was founded in 1673 with the name "Echigoya.". Ten years later in 1683 Echigoya took a new approach to marketing. Instead of selling by going door-to-door, they set up a store where buyers could purchase goods on the sp
ot with cash.
What a novel idea that must have seemed!
Literally Japan Bridge Nihombashi, is a business district of which grew up around the bridge of the same name which has linked two sides of the Nihonbashi River at the site since the 17th century. The first wooden bridge was completed in 1603, and the current bridge made of stone dates fro
m1911.
The Nihonbashi bridge first became famous during the 1600s, when it was the eastern terminus of the Nakasendo and the Tokaido, roads which ran between Edo & Kyoto. During this time, it was known as Edobashi, or "Edo Bridge." In the Meiji Era the wooden bridge was replaced by a larger stone bridge, which still stands today. It is from here that all markers to other towns are made from the bridge.
Shortly befor
e the 1964 Summer Olympics, an expressway was built over the bridge obscuring the classic view of Mt Fuji. In recent years, locals have petitioned the govern
ment to move this expressway underground.
A classic wood block print by Utagawa Hiroshige features Mt Fuji and Echigoya located as landmarks.
It was founded in 1673 with the name "Echigoya.". Ten years later in 1683 Echigoya took a new approach to marketing. Instead of selling by going door-to-door, they set up a store where buyers could purchase goods on the sp
ot with cash.What a novel idea that must have seemed!
Literally Japan Bridge Nihombashi, is a business district of which grew up around the bridge of the same name which has linked two sides of the Nihonbashi River at the site since the 17th century. The first wooden bridge was completed in 1603, and the current bridge made of stone dates fro
m1911.The Nihonbashi bridge first became famous during the 1600s, when it was the eastern terminus of the Nakasendo and the Tokaido, roads which ran between Edo & Kyoto. During this time, it was known as Edobashi, or "Edo Bridge." In the Meiji Era the wooden bridge was replaced by a larger stone bridge, which still stands today. It is from here that all markers to other towns are made from the bridge.
Shortly befor
e the 1964 Summer Olympics, an expressway was built over the bridge obscuring the classic view of Mt Fuji. In recent years, locals have petitioned the govern
ment to move this expressway underground.A classic wood block print by Utagawa Hiroshige features Mt Fuji and Echigoya located as landmarks.
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