Tanaka-Iga Butsugu (田中伊雅仏具) is a Japanese company that produces Buddhist goods, including butsudan shrines that are placed in many traditional Japanese homes. It is one of the oldest companies on Earth, being founded in the ninth century[1] and operating continuously since.[2] The company produces sophisticated and expensive objects and now uses[by whom? – Discuss] 3-D computer mock-ups of complex items before production, like the altar and other furniture temples.
History
editIn approximately 885 C.E. in the Heian period, Tanaka-Iga was founded in Japan. Due to its age, it is the oldest company selling Buddhist religious items.[3] As of 2020[update], it is based at Manjuji Nishinotoin in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto. Its 70th-generation president is Masakazu Tanaka.[4]
References
edit- ^ "会社案内｜京仏具・密教仏具専門 田中伊雅佛具店". www.tanakaiga.com. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
- ^ 10 Japanese companies over 800 years old, Preston Phro, Sora News, Aug 17, 2013
- ^ Poutziouris, Panikkos; Smyrnios, Kosmas; Klein, Sabine (2008-01-01). Handbook of Research on Family Business. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 523. ISBN 978-1-84720-439-4.
- ^ Dooley, Ben; Ueno, Hisako (2020-12-02). "This Japanese Shop Is 1,020 Years Old. It Knows a Bit About Surviving Crises". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-02.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
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