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Takashimaya-Iida later merged with the trading company Marubeni. [6] The chain saw a major expansion in the early 1930s. In 1931 it opened a "10, 20 and 50 sen store" in Osaka, a predecessor of today's 100 yen store. Its flagship store in Namba, Osaka opened in 1932, and a second flagship store in Nihonbashi, Tokyo opened in 1933.
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.
Module:Location map/data/Japan Tokyo city is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Special wards of Tokyo. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
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.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Theater is also located near Ikebukuro Station. Opened in 1990, the theater hosts concert, dance, and theater performances. [2] In July 2020, Hareza Ikebukuro, a cultural hub that includes the Hareza Tower and eight theaters, including the Tokyo Tatemono Brillia Hall opened around the site of the former Toshima Ward ...
Nakano Broadway contains 3 basement levels and 10 above-ground levels. The first basement to fourth floors of Nakano Broadway contain retail establishments: the basement level contains grocery stores, the ground level contains stores primarily selling clothing and secondhand goods, [6] and the second, third, and fourth floors contain stores selling goods aimed at otaku, including manga, anime ...