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Mitsui Takatoshi (三井 高利, 1622 – May 29, 1694) was the founder of the Mitsui family of merchants and industrialists that later emerged as the Mitsui Group, a powerful Japanese zaibatsu (business conglomerate).
Mitsui Takatoshi. Japanese businessman. Learn about this topic in these articles: founding of House of Mitsui. In Mitsui Group. …enterprise dates from 1673, when Mitsui Takatoshi (1622–94), the son of a sake brewer, opened textile shops in Kyōto and Edo (modern Tokyo).
As written on the memorial in Chinese classic texts, Takatoshi Mitsui, founder of the Mitsui conglomerate, was born here. Maintained in a beautiful garden style, this property is designated as a historical site of Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture.
Originally a samurai family, Governor of Echigo Province Mitsui Takayasu was exiled to Matsusaka after being defeated by Oda Nobunaga, and his son Takatoshi renounced his status as a samurai and established himself as a sake and miso merchant and a pawnbroker.
— Mitsui Takatoshi (1622-1694), founder of the Mitsui empire. Translation provided by Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of Japanese History, Columbia University. Discussion Questions and Classroom Exercise. What does the writer mean when he says "No more shall we have to live by the sword"?
Mar 19, 2023 · Takatoshi Mitsui (1622–94, Genna 8—Genroku 7) was the man who brought prosperity to the Mitsui family, one of the “Big Three” merchants. Takatoshi was born in Ise-Matsusaka (Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture) in 1622 (Genna 8).
Mitsui Takatoshi was a successful Japanese merchant and a founder of what emerged to be the Mitsui conglomerate. He earned a significant fortune by opening a retail drapery store and a money exchange business.
