Nihonbashi is the core of the city of EDO.
As can be heard in the lyrics of the well known song "Oedo Nihonbashi":
"As we depart from Nihonbashi, EDO before dawn, " the famous "Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido"route begins from Nihonbashi in EDO.
From places like Kyoto, Shiga and Wakayama, came the "Kamigata" merchants , who built the foundations of EDO culture.
The establishments of some of these merchants developed into such present day Japanese companies as Mitsukoshi, Isetan, Daimaru and Nishikawa.
We are able to see here how the basics of company management expertise began.
We are able to see here how the basics of company management expertise began.
At the beginning of EDO, the diverse aspects of Kamigata culture - including its food culture were still very much alive.
To be continued…