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Momosuke Fukuzawa (福澤 桃介 Fukuzawa Momosuke, June 25, 1868 – February 2, 1938) was a Japanese businessman nicknamed "The Wizard of the Money Markets" for his financial success and "The King of Electrical Power" for being the first Japanese to introduce hydroelectric power to the country.
福澤 桃介 （ふくざわ ももすけ、 慶應 4年 6月25日 〈新暦： 1868年 8月13日 〉 - 1938年 〈 昭和 13年〉 2月15日 ）は、 明治 末期から 昭和 初期にかけて 日本の電力業界 を中心に活動した 実業家 である。 福澤諭吉 の 婿養子 にあたる人物。 埼玉県 出身。 旧姓は岩崎（いわさき）で、 慶應義塾 卒業後に諭吉の婿養子となり福澤家に入る。 相場師 として 日露戦争 後の好況期に 株式投資 で財を成し、実業界に転じた後は主として 電気事業 に関係、 名古屋電灯 社長や 大同電力 社長を務めて 木曽川 の 水力開発 を主導するなど多数の電力会社を経営した。 電力業界での活動により「電気王」「電力王」と呼ばれるに至る。
Description. Son of a farmer Kiichi Iwasaki. Son-in-law of Yukichi Fukuzawa. After studying at Keio Gijuku, he went to the US to study. After returning to Japan in 1889, he joined the Hokkaido Tanko Kisen (Hokkaido Colliery and Railway Company). He left the company in 1895.
Momosuke Fukuzawa Memorial Museum. The Villa of a Man of Wealth and Taste. This is the villa of one of Japan’s most famous entrepreneurs, Fukuzawa Momosuke. Thanks to the support of his influential father-in-law, Keio University founder Fukuzawa Yukichi, Momosuke was able to go to the United States after graduating from Japanese university.
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Sadayakko Kawakami (1871-1946), a former geisha, is known as the "first modern actress in Japan." She is credited with introducing Japanese dance and theater to the West on tours of the US and in a sensational appearance at the Paris World Exposition in 1900. Sadayakko (Sada Yacco) was known by such people as Pablo Picasso and helped to spread an i...
The residence is known for its mix of Japanese and western styles including Japanese tatami-style rooms, exquisite furniture and western stained glass. The house became a salon where important poets, writers and business people would meet. Futaba Museum contains a number of exhibits and panel displays detailing Sadayakko's life as well as materials...
Other places to see on the Cultural Path include Nagoya City Hall, the Hori Art Museum, Nagoya City Archives, the Aichi Prefectural Building, the Chikaramachi Catholic Church, the Shumokukan, home of Tamesaburo Imoto, as well as the former residence of Sasuke Toyoda, Kenchuji Temple, the residence of Tetsujiro Haruta and the Nagoya Ceramics Hall. T...
Futaba Museum 3-23, Shumoku-cho Higashi-ku Nagoya 461-0014 Tel: 052 936 3836 Hours: 10 am-5 pm; closed Mondays Admission: 200 yen
Futaba Museum is a 10-minute walk north of Exit 2 of Takaoka Station on the Sakuradori Line of the Nagoya subway, a short walk from the Bunka no Michi Futabakan stop of the Meguru tourist Loop bus. It is also 12 minutes south from Amagasaka Station on the Meitetsu Seto Line, as well as a short walk from Shimizu-guchi bus stop on the route of Key Ro...
Momosuke FUKUZAWA (June 25, 1868 - February 15, 1938) was a businessman and a statesman in Japan. His former family name was Iwasaki. He was born as a son of a farmer in Arako-mura, Yokomi County, Musashi Province (present Yoshimi-machi, Saitama Prefecture) and raised in Kawagoe City.
Momosuke Fukuzawa. This is the former home of Sadayakko Kawakami, who made her name as Japan's first actress, and Momosuke Fukuzawa, once anointed the "king of electric power". When it was first built, the house was located in Higashi-Futaba-cho at the northern tip of the Cultural Path district.
