Kinbara Bank

Japanese: 金原銀行 - きんばらぎんこう
Kinbara Bank

…After flood control projects came under direct government control in 1985, he began forest management, working on reforestation at the foot of Mt. Fuji and reclamation of Mikatahara, and later participated in Gifu Prefecture's forestry policy. As a businessman, he founded the Kanehara Bank (merged with Mitsubishi Bank in 1940) and ran a business selling various perfumes under the name Izutsuya, while also investing his own money in projects to protect ex-prisoners and the Saiseikai. He also served as mayor of Wada Village and a member of the Shizuoka Prefectural Assembly, during which time he was involved in various public works projects. …

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Kanbara Bank" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…85年治水事業が政府直轄となってからは山林経営に着手,富士山麓植林,三方原開墾等を手がけ,後年には岐阜県林政にも参与した。実業家として金原銀行を創設(1940年三菱銀行に合併される),井筒屋の商号で各種香油販売を営む一方,私財を投じて出獄人保護事業や済生会事業にも力を注いだ。また和田村村長,静岡県議を歴任,その間各種公共事業に関係した。…

※「金原銀行」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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