Tanaka-Iga
{{short description|Japanese company that produces Buddhist goods}}
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{{Cite web|title=会社案内|京仏具・密教仏具専門 田中伊雅佛具店|url=http://www.tanakaiga.com/company/|website=www.tanakaiga.com|access-date=2020-05-29}} and operating continuously since.[https://soranews24.com/2013/08/17/top-10-japanese-companies-over-800-years-old 10 Japanese companies over 800 years old, Preston Phro, Sora News, Aug 17, 2013] The company produces sophisticated and expensive objects and now uses{{By whom|date=May 2020|section=I have removed previous citations - most of them were plagiarised off one another, and none of them possess a significant level of credibility. I have cited the organization's website. The website also refers to a study done by the "Tokyo Shoko Research Co., Ltd," but I was unable to find it.}} 3-D computer mock-ups of complex items before production, like the altar and other furniture temples.
History
In 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.{{Cite book |last=Poutziouris |first=Panikkos |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tJJ6Mf6jakwC&dq=Tanaka-Iga&pg=PA523 |title=Handbook of Research on Family Business |last2=Smyrnios |first2=Kosmas |last3=Klein |first3=Sabine |date=2008-01-01 |publisher=Edward Elgar Publishing |isbn=978-1-84720-439-4 |pages=523 |language=en}} {{As of|2020}}, it is based at Manjuji Nishinotoin in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto. Its 70th-generation president is Masakazu Tanaka.{{Cite news |last1=Dooley |first1=Ben |last2=Ueno |first2=Hisako |date=2020-12-02 |title=This Japanese Shop Is 1,020 Years Old. It Knows a Bit About Surviving Crises. |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/business/japan-old-companies.html |access-date=2020-12-02 |issn=0362-4331}}
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External links
- [http://www.tanakaiga.com/ Official website] {{in lang|ja}}
Category:9th-century establishments in Japan
Category:Companies established in the 9th century
Category:Manufacturing companies based in Kyoto
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