Mitsukoshi
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Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan. Mitsukoshi Ltd. has amalgamated with Isetan
Isetan
is a Japanese department store. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Isetan has branches throughout Japan and East Asia, including Bangkok, Jinan, Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Singapore and Tianjin and formerly in Hong Kong, London and Vienna....
Co.,Ltd ,and changed company name to Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd.
History
It was founded in 1673 with the yagōYAGO
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(shop name) Echigoya (越後屋), selling kimono
Kimono
The is a Japanese traditional garment worn by men, women and children. The word "kimono", which literally means a "thing to wear" , has come to denote these full-length robes...
s. 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 spot with cash. Mitsukoshimae Station
Mitsukoshimae Station
is a subway station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line and Hanzōmon Line, located in Chūō, Tokyo.It is adjacent to the Mitsukoshi Department Store and the Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower.-History:...
on the Tokyo Metro
Tokyo Metro
is one of two rapid transit systems making up the Tokyo subway system, the other being Toei. It is the most used subway system in the world in terms of annual passenger rides.-Organization:...
is named after the adjacent Mitsukoshi department store. Mitsukoshi is the root of Mitsui group
Mitsui
is one of the largest corporate conglomerates in Japan and one of the largest publicly traded companies in the world.-History:Founded by Mitsui Takatoshi , who was the fourth son of a shopkeeper in Matsusaka, in what is now today's Mie prefecture...
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In the 1970's, Mitsukoshi bought the Oriental Nakamura
Oriental Nakamura
Oriental Nakamura was a Japanese department store in Sakae, Nagoya, central Japan.- History :The history goes back to the year 1869 Oriental Nakamura (オリエンタル中村百貨店) was a Japanese department store in Sakae, Nagoya, central Japan.- History :The history goes back to the year 1869 Oriental Nakamura...
department store in Nagoya and re-branded them as Mitsukoshi Nagoya.
In August 2007, it was announced that Mitsukoshi would merge into Isetan
Isetan
is a Japanese department store. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Isetan has branches throughout Japan and East Asia, including Bangkok, Jinan, Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Singapore and Tianjin and formerly in Hong Kong, London and Vienna....
, a major department store in Japan. On April 1, 2008, Mitsukoshi and Isetan were merged under a joint holding company called Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. .
Japan
In Japan, there are a number of stores.- These stores are managed by Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd.
- NihonbashiNihonbashi, or Nihombashi, is a business district of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan which grew up around the bridge of the same name which has linked two sides of the Nihonbashi River at this site since the 17th century. The first wooden bridge was completed in 1603, and the current bridge made of stone dates from 1911...
Main Branch (Chūō WardChuo, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards that form the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Chūō City in English.Its Japanese name literally means "Central Ward," and it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since the end of World War II...
) 日本橋本店（東京都中央区日本橋室町） - GinzaGinzais a district of Chūō, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and Uchisaiwaichō, and north of Shinbashi.It is known as an upscale area of Tokyo with numerous department stores, boutiques, restaurants and coffeehouses. Ginza is recognized as one of the most...
Mitsukoshi (Chūō WardChuo, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards that form the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Chūō City in English.Its Japanese name literally means "Central Ward," and it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since the end of World War II...
) 銀座三越（東京都中央区） - EbisuEbisu, Tokyois a neighborhood in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. Conveniently near Roppongi and central Shibuya, Ebisu is easily accessed by the JR Yamanote and Hibiya lines via Ebisu Station...
Mitsukoshi (Shibuya WardShibuya, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....
) 恵比寿三越（東京都渋谷区） - Tama Center Mitsukoshi (Tama CityTama, Tokyois a municipality classified as a city, located in Tokyo, Japan.Its southern half forms part of the Tama New Town project, Japan's largest residential development, constructed in the 1970s....
) 多摩センター三越（東京都多摩市） - ChibaChiba, Chibais the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is located approximately 40 km east of the center of Tokyo on Tokyo Bay. Chiba City became a government designated city in 1992. Its population as of 2008 is approximately 960,000....
Mitsukoshi (Chūō-ku, Chiba) 千葉三越（千葉市中央区）
- Nihonbashi
- These stores are managed by another Companies.
- Sapporo Store (Chūō-ku, Sapporo) 札幌店（札幌市中央区）-Sapporo Mitsukoshi Ltd.
- SendaiSendai, Miyagiis the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, and the largest city in the Tōhoku Region. In 2005, the city had a population of one million, and was one of Japan's 19 designated cities...
Store (Aoba-ku, Sendai) 仙台店（仙台市青葉区）-Sendai Mitsukoshi Ltd. - Nagoya SakaeSakaeSakae may refer to several places in Japan:* Sakae, Chiba , a town in Chiba Prefecture* Sakae, Niigata , a town in Niigata Prefecture...
Main Branch (Naka-ku, Nagoya) 名古屋栄本店（名古屋市中区）-Nagoya Mitsukoshi Ltd. - Hoshigaoka Mitsukoshi (Chikusa-ku, Nagoya) 星ヶ丘三越（名古屋市千種区）-Nagoya Mitsukoshi Ltd.
- NiigataNiigata, Niigatais the capital and the most populous city of Niigata Prefecture, Japan. It lies on the northwest coast of Honshu, the largest island of Japan, and faces the Sea of Japan and Sado Island....
Mitsukoshi (Nishibori-dōri) 新潟三越（新潟市西堀通）-Niigata Isetan Mitsukoshi Ltd. - JR OsakaOsakais a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
IsetanIsetanis a Japanese department store. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Isetan has branches throughout Japan and East Asia, including Bangkok, Jinan, Kaohsiung, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai, Singapore and Tianjin and formerly in Hong Kong, London and Vienna....
Mitsukoshi (Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka) JR大阪三越伊勢丹（大阪市北区梅田） - HiroshimaHiroshimais the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...
Mitsukoshi (Naka-ku, Hiroshima) 広島三越（広島市中区）-Hiroshima Mitsukoshi Ltd. - TakamatsuTakamatsu, Kagawais a city located in central Kagawa Prefecture on the island of Shikoku in Japan, and is the seat of the prefectural government. It is designated a core city by the Japanese Government. It is a port city located on the Seto Inland Sea, and is the closest port to Honshu from Shikoku island...
Mitsukoshi (高松三越)-Takamatsu Mitsukoshi Ltd. - Matsuyama Mitsukoshi (松山三越)Matsuyama Mitsukoshi Ltd.
- FukuokaFukuoka, Fukuokais the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture and is situated on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu in Japan.Voted number 14 in a 2010 poll of the World's Most Livable Cities, Fukuoka is praised for its green spaces in a metropolitan setting. It is the most populous city in Kyushu, followed by...
Mitsukoshi (Chūō-ku, Fukuoka) 福岡三越（福岡市中央区）-Iwataya Mitsukoshi Ltd.
- Closed Stores in Japan
- Shinjuku Mitsukoshi ALCOTT (ShinjukuShinjuku, Tokyois one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. It is a major commercial and administrative center, housing the busiest train station in the world and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, the administration center for the government of Tokyo.As of 2008, the ward has an estimated population...
) 新宿三越アルコット（東京都新宿区） - IkebukuroIkebukurois a commercial and entertainment district in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. Toshima ward offices, Ikebukuro station, and several shops, restaurants, and enormous department stores are located within city limits....
Mitsukoshi (Toshima) 池袋三越（東京都豊島区）- closed May 2009 - Musashimurayama Mitsukoshi (MushashimurayamaMusashimurayama, Tokyois a city located in Tokyo, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 66,150 and the density of 4,303.84 persons per km². The total area is 15.37 km².The city was founded on November 3, 1970....
) 武蔵村山三越（東京都武蔵村山市）-CLOSED - Kagoshima Mitsukoshi (鹿児島三越)-CLOSED
- Shinjuku Mitsukoshi ALCOTT (Shinjuku
Taiwan
- Taipei City:
- Nanjing RoadNanjing Road (Taipei)Nanjing Road is a major arterial in Taipei, Taiwan, connecting the Datong district in the west with the Zhongshan and Songshan districts in the east. Nanjing Road is known for tremendous traffic, channeling traffic from the MacAuthur 1st Bridge into central Taipei...
Store, with three buildings (1館, 2館, and 3館) - Xinyi New Life Square (信義新天地): 4 buildings (A4, A8, A9, and A11館)
- Taipei Main StationTaipei Main StationTaipei Station, also called Taipei Railway Station or Taipei Main Station , refers to the old downtown region in Taipei City, Taiwan, where different modes of public transport systems converge; the station is at the center of this region...
Store (台北站前店) - Tianmu Store
- Nanjing Road
- TaoyuanTaoyuan CityTaoyuan City is the county seat of Taoyuan County in Taiwan, located in the northwestern part of the island. Taoyuan city is the gateway of Taiwan: with the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in vicinity, and is a 30-minute ride to the capital, Taipei....
:- Dayou Road Store (大有店)
- Taoyuan StationTaoyuan StationTaoyuan Station is a railway station on the Taiwan Railway Administration Western Line, located in Taoyuan City, Taiwan. It is also the terminal station of the Linkou Branch Line, and is planned to be a junction station on the future Taoyuan MRT....
Store (站前店)
- HsinchuHsinchuHsinchu City is a city in northern Taiwan. Hsinchu is popularly nicknamed "The Windy City" for its windy climate.Hsinchu City is administered as a special municipality within Taiwan . The city is bordered by Hsinchu County to the north and east, Miaoli County to the south, and the Taiwan Strait...
:- Chunghwa Road Store (中華店)
- TaichungTaichung-Demographics:Taichung’s population was an estimated 1,040,725 in August 2006. There are slightly more females in the city than males.24.32% of residents are children, while 16.63% are young people, 52.68% are middle-age, and 6.73% are elderly....
:- Zhonggang Road Store (中港店)
- ChiayiChiayi-Administration:-City attractions:*Chiayi Park*Sun Shooting Tower *Lantan *Historic Archives Building of Chiayi City*University of Chiayi*Chiayi Museum...
:- Chuiyang Road Store (垂楊店)
- Tainan:
- Zhongshan Road Store (中山店)
- Ximen Road Store (西門店)
- KaohsiungKaohsiungKaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China...
:- Sanduo Shopping District Store (三多店)
- Zuoying DistrictZuoying DistrictZuoying District is an administrative district of Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan.-History:Zuoying was established in the mid-seventeenth century as a military fortress, known as Old Fengshan . It is now the site of Tsoying Harbour, known formerly as Port Saei...
Store (左營店)
The stores in Taiwan are named Shin Kong-Mitsukoshi (新光三越), a collaboration between the Shin Kong Group (新光; ) and Mitsukoshi.
China
- Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
(closed) - DalianDalianDalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It faces Shandong to the south, the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west and south. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, Dalian is the southernmost city of Northeast China and China's...
closed at the end of the Second World War - ShanghaiShanghaiShanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
(Okura Garden Hotel)
Mitsukoshi Hong Kong opened in 1981. It was first located at 500 Hennessy Road
Hennessy Road
Hennessy Road is a thoroughfare on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. It connects Yee Wo Street on the east in Causeway Bay, and Queensway on the western end in Wan Chai.The road is named after John Pope Hennessy, the Governor of Hong Kong between 1877 and 1882....
, Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay
Causeway Bay is a heavily built-up area of Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, located on the Hong Kong Island, and covering parts of Wan Chai and Eastern districts. The Chinese name is also romanized as Tung Lo Wan as in Tung Lo Wan Road...
. In June 2006, Mitsukoshi Ltd. announced the closure of its Hong Kong store on 17 September, 2006 due to the redevelopment of Hennessy Centre. The store was scheduled to relocate to another location in 2009, but Hong Kong Mitsukoshi has yet to re-open as of the end of 2010.
Korea
In 1930, Mitsukoshi opened their department store (京城三越) in downtown SeoulSeoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
. After the liberation of Korea and the defeat of Japan in 1945, Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
took over this store and was renamed Shinsegae
Shinsegae
Shinsegae is a South Korean department store franchise, along with several other businesses, headquartering in Seoul, South Korea. The name of Shinsegae literally means "New World" in Korean...
(신세계; Shinsege; lit. New World).
United Kingdom
- LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
The three German stores of Dusseldorf, Frankfurt and Munich as well as the Milan shop closed in 2008 and 2009, the Paris shop closed in 2010 (and the Paris cultural center in 2011).
North America
- Orlando, FloridaOrlando, FloridaOrlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
, United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(at EpcotEpcotEpcot is a theme park in the Walt Disney World Resort, located near Orlando, Florida. The park is dedicated to the celebration of human achievement, namely international culture and technological innovation. The second park built at the resort, it opened on October 1, 1982 and was initially named...
's Japan PavilionJapan (Epcot)The Japan Pavilion is part of the World Showcase within Epcot at the Walt Disney World Resort.-History:The Japan pavilion is one of the original World Showcase pavilions and had been in planning since the late 1970s. Many attractions have been proposed for the pavilion and one show building was...
, which Mitsukoshi hosts and operates, Walt Disney World ResortWalt Disney World ResortWalt Disney World Resort , is the world's most-visited entertaimental resort. Located in Lake Buena Vista, Florida ; approximately southwest of Orlando, Florida, United States, the resort covers an area of and includes four theme parks, two water parks, 23 on-site themed resort hotels Walt...
, Lake Buena Vista, FloridaLake Buena Vista, FloridaLake Buena Vista is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. It is mostly known for being home to the Walt Disney World Resort. It is one of two Florida municipalities controlled by The Walt Disney Company, the other being Bay Lake....
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