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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. == History == It was founded in 1673 with the ''yagō'' (shop name) ''Echigoya'' (越後屋), selling kimonos. 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 on the Tokyo Metro is named after the adjacent Mitsukoshi department store. Mitsukoshi is the root of Mitsui group. In the 1970s, Mitsukoshi bought the Oriental Nakamura department store in Nagoya and re-branded them as ''Mitsukoshi Nagoya''. Genichiro Inokuma designed the wrapping paper in white and red.〔http://basedonatruestory.com/ldk/archives/03/08/001230_mitsukoshi_and_yanasesan.html〕 In August 2007, it was announced that Mitsukoshi would merge into Isetan, a major department store in Japan.〔http://www.mitsukoshi.co.jp/pc/corp/pdf/0070823.pdf 株式会社伊勢丹と株式会社三越との共同持株会社設立による 経営統合に関するお知らせ August 23, 2007 (in Japanese)〕 Mitsukoshi was unlisted on March 26, 2008, and on April 1, it merged with Isetan under a joint holding company called Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. (). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mitsukoshi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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