The Legend Builder of Japan’s famous cities in Tokyo/Osaka. #shorts #osaka #osakastation #tokyo
Do you know who unlocked the development of Japan’s major urban centers like Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Umemeda? His name was Icho Kobayashi, founder of Hanku Railway. Originally aspiring to be a novelist, he merged storytelling with business vision. Kobayashi railway tracks then built communities along them. He launched the Japan’s first housing instrument plan, making home ownership possible for ordinary workers. At Kuma Terminal, he opened the world’s first train station department store, Hanky Department Store. But he didn’t stop there. He founded the legendary Takaroskar review and the film giant Tohjo weaving railways, housing, shopping and entertainment into one seamless urban ecosystem which is called Hanku model. A blueprint that inspired the railway pioneers who shaped the Tokyo Shibuya, Shinjuku and Iikbukuro, establishing Japan’s unique station centered city development. Kobayashi was godfather of entertainment from the Taiisho to show era laying the groundwork for Japan’s cultural influence that still resonates throughout the country today. All of this culminated in Umeda Osaka’s beating heart where 2.5 million people flow through daily. Want to explore this city and conquer the famous Umeda dungeon?
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