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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After cremation, families perform kotsuage (bone-picking): relatives use large chopsticks in pairs to transfer large bone fragments (feet to head) into urns— the only time sharing chopsticks is allowed. 🌫 1. Yūrei (Japanese Ghosts) Traditional Japanese ghosts: • Wear white burial clothes • Have long black hair • Often appear at night • May not have visible feet People often visit graves during: • Obon (August) – a festival honoring ancestors’ spirits • Higan (spring and autumn equinox) – a time for remembrance During these times, graveyards are full of families bringing flowers and incense. They often feel more like calm gardens than dark or scary places.

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It is a famous "scramble" intersection where all vehicle traffic stops, allowing thousands of pedestrians to cross simultaneously from all directions.

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