The 1914 Renaissance-style building boasted Japan’s first escalators, elevators, central heating, and a roof garden; lion statues at the entrance have greeted shoppers since. Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store in Tokyo, founded as Echigoya in 1673, pioneered Japan’s retail revolution by selling kimono at fixed prices in a storefront instead of door-to-door. It became Japan’s first department store in 1904, introducing price tags, window displays, sales events, and a food hall—ideas borrowed from the West. The 1914 Renaissance-style building boasted Japan’s first escalators, elevators, central heating, and a roof garden; lion statues at the entrance have greeted shoppers since.

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Every boat has it’s sweet spot ⛵️where the wave is just high enough, the wind just strong enough and the wind direction just from the right angle 📐 I think yesterday we found Zambezis sweet spot 😍 and oh boy did the girl show us what she can do ⛵️ #sailing #sailboat #sailinglife #sailingadventure #liveaboardlife #liveaboard

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This week we are celebrating 5 years since we started working with the Polar Collective ❄️offering our ships as platforms of opportunity for research and raising awareness through citizen science. Today, we run 8 citizen science projects, a collaboration between scientists and the general public or communities, across our fleet. Helping the polar science community by collecting data in remote, polar locations…and beyond! Check out the video to see how we've helped so far! #shorts Since 1896, HX has led mindful expeditions to the world’s most extraordinary places. Today, we continue that legacy, taking curious adventurers to iconic destinations like Antarctica, Galápagos, Greenland and aboard our modern expedition ships. Join us and change the way you see the world. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HXExpeditions Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hxhurtigrutenexpeditions/ Website: https://www.travelhx.com/en/

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Two-time Volvo Ocean Racer Liz Wardley explains why the boats will be fitted with a new hydropower unit

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