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muji.com (outside Japan) Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. (株式会社良品計画, Kabushiki-gaisha Ryōhin Keikaku) (TYO: 7453), or Muji (無印良品, Mujirushi Ryōhin) is a Japanese retailer which sells a wide variety of household and consumer goods. Muji's design philosophy is minimalist, and it places an emphasis on recycling, reducing ...
Nakagin Capsule Tower. The Nakagin Capsule Tower Building[ a ] was a mixed-use residential and office tower in the upscale Ginza district of Tokyo, Japan designed by architect Kisho Kurokawa. Completed in two years from 1970 to 1972, [ 1 ]: 388 the building was a rare remaining example of Japanese Metabolism [ 2 ]: 105 alongside the older Kyoto ...
Ginza was built upon a former swamp that was filled in during the 16th century. The name Ginza comes after the establishment of a silver-coin mint established there in 1612, during the Edo period. [2] After a devastating fire in 1872 burned down most of the area, [2] the Meiji government designated the Ginza area as a "model of modernization."
The Mitsukoshi headquarters are located on the left side of the street. Nihonbashi main branch interior. Mitsukoshi, Ltd. (株式会社三越, Kabushiki gaisha Mitsukoshi) is an international department store chain with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. It is a subsidiary of Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, which also owns the Isetan department store chain.
The tallest building in Japan is currently the 325.5 m (1,068 ft) tall Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower, located in the Toranomon district of Tokyo. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The 390 m (1,280 ft) Torch Tower is set to be completed in 2027 as the country's new tallest building.
Imperial Hotel, Ltd. Website. www.imperialhotel.co.jp. The Imperial Hotel (帝国ホテル, teikoku hoteru) is a hotel in Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda ward, Tokyo. It was created in the late 1880s at the request of the Japanese aristocracy to cater to the increasing number of Western visitors to Japan. The hotel site is located just south of the ...