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The Tokyo and Osaka stores were damaged by the firebombings of Tokyo and Osaka in 1945 but were not destroyed, and served as centers for logistics during the occupation of Japan. [5] Due to postwar regulations on the size of new stores, many Takashimaya locations opened from the 1950s onward, including its Yokohama and Yonago stores, were set ...
In Minami, Takashimaya expanded from 56,000 to 78,000 m 2, and in Abeno, Kintetsu grew from 48,000 to a whopping 100,000 m 2, [2] making it the largest department store in Japan. [3] The resulting market saturation led West JR–Isetan to close in 2015, less than 4 years after opening; two-thirds of the space was converted to midsize shops and ...
Ukiyo-e print of Nihonbashi by Keisai Eisen, c. 1836 [4] (from The Sixty-Nine Stations of the Kiso Kaidō). The Nihonbashi district was a major mercantile center during the Edo period: its early development is largely credited to the Mitsui family, who based their wholesaling business in Nihonbashi and developed Japan's first department store, Mitsukoshi, there.
Upon landing in Tokyo there was one thing I wanted to do: Shop. Shop until I literally dropped. Because setting fashion trends is one of the things Japan does best.
Muromachi (室町): Location of Mitsukoshi (三越) department stores. Nakasu; Nihonbashi (日本橋): Traditional commercial center. Also home to the Takashimaya (高島屋) department stores, and the "zero milestone" from which highway distances to Tokyo are measured. Ningyocho (人形町) Odenmacho (大伝馬町) Tomizawacho (富沢町)
Shibuya (渋谷 区, Shibuya-ku, IPA: ⓘ) is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan.A major commercial center, Shibuya houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shibuya Station and Shinjuku Station.
Sogo Co., Ltd. (株式会社そごう, Kabushiki gaisha Sogō) is a department store chain that operates an extensive network of branches in Japan. In 2009, it merged with The Seibu Department Stores, Ltd. (株式会社西武百貨店) to become Sogo & Seibu Co., Ltd. (株式会社そごう・西武).
Wako Co., Ltd. (株式会社和光, Kabushiki-gaisha Wakō) is a department store retailer in Japan, whose best known store (commonly known as the Ginza Wako) is at the heart of the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo. This store is famous for its watches, jewellery, chocolate, porcelain, dishware, and handbags, as well as upscale foreign goods ...