The noren of Echigo-ya is drawn on Hiroshige Utagawa's "Hundred Views of Edo Surugacho", and the current building completed in 1935 is Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, which conveys the dignity of Renaissance architecture.
(In 1999, selected as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Historic buildings)
The second Saturday of every month (11: 30-, 14: 30-) “In-store Guided Tour” is held, but this time we will introduce the state of July 12 (11: 30-).
The tour takes about 70 minutes, and the tour course includes a lion statue (1)-Mitsukoshimae Subway Station <designed at the time of opening> (2)-"Kidai Shoran" reproduction (3)-Seismic isolation device-marble wall fossil <ammonite (4)-Belem Night>-Tenjo Statue & Pipe Organ (5)-Ceiling decoration (6 Kimono Sales floor (7 Cafe & Cafe No.
We will listen to the guide in the earphone guide and go around the tour points while referring to historical images on the rented tablet.
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Takatoshi Mitsui and Echigoya
The origin of Echigo-ya is derived from a samurai named after Takatoshi Mitsui's grandfather named Echigo Mamoru, despite the appearance of Ise Matsuzaka.
"Sold in front of the store", "No current silver price", "Sold with small rifts (cut selling)"
Japan's first three-piece set
Escalators, sprinklers, heaters
Lion statue
Made of bronze, imitating a lion statue in Trafalgar Square in London, established in 1914.
Subway "Mitsukoshimae Station"
Opened the Tokyo Metropolitan Subway, which had been struggling with funds while aiming to extend to Shimbashi.
A statue of a heavenly woman (a bird's-eye view from the 3rd floor is recommended)
An image that symbolically expresses the basic philosophy of our customers "true heart"
Established in 1960 as part of the 50th anniversary project of Mitsukoshi Co., Ltd.
A 11-meter-high wooden sculpture made of cypress wood that is said to be 500 years old using steel frames.
Pipe organ
Pipe organ for theaters manufactured by Ulitzzer, USA, which was established in 1935.
Unlike a church-installed pipe organ, it can play music of a wide range of genres.
The only surviving pipe organ in Japan in the early Showa period (Kumin Tangible Cultural Property)
Kimono sales floor
On the day of the event, the following lecture will be given on the "special floor" of carpet curtains.
・Important Intangible Cultural Property & UNESCO Intangible Cultural Property Registered "Jofu"
・"Maki glue" technique by Yuzen dyeing writer Osamu Sakai
Hajimeteno Cafe
New opening this spring
A concept shop that supports active living by arranging things and things that you meet for the first time, centered on cafes.
