Okura Commercial School

Japanese: 大倉商業学校 - おおくらしょうぎょうがっこう
Okura Commercial School

…Okura also devoted himself to business activities, such as working with Eiichi Shibusawa to establish the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce (now the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry), and was involved in and invested in many companies, including Tokyo Electric Light, Imperial Hotel, Dai Nippon Beer, Nippon Leather, and Nisshin Oil Mills. He also founded the Okura Commercial School in 1900 (now the Okura Higher Commercial School in 1920, now the Tokyo Keizai University), and the Okura Museum of Art, which exhibited ancient Oriental art, in 1917. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Okura Commercial School" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また大倉は渋沢栄一と協力して東京商法会議所(現,東京商工会議所)設立に尽力するなど財界活動にも力を注ぎ,東京電灯,帝国ホテル,大日本麦酒,日本皮革,日清製油など多数の会社の設立に関与し,出資した。1900年に大倉商業学校(1920年大倉高商。現,東京経済大学),1917年には東洋古美術を展示した大倉集古館も設立している。…

※「大倉商業学校」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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