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Nezu Kaichirō (根津 嘉一郎, August 8, 1860 – January 4, 1940) was a Japanese businessman, national politician and philanthropist. [1] Early life and career. Born into an established merchant family in Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, he moved to Tokyo in 1897, and became independently wealthy through stock investments.
Son of Fujiemon Nezu, a landowner and oil merchant. After studying Chinese studies in Tokyo, he served as members of the village council, the country council and prefectural assembly and also as mayor of his native village.
Nezu Museum, Minami-aoyama, Tokyo, is home of a diverse collection of Japanese and Asian premodern art. Over 7,400 works are based on the bequest of an industrialist and tea practitioner, Nezu Kaichirō Sr.
Nezu Museum, Minami-aoyama, Tokyo, is home of a diverse collection of Japanese and Asian premodern art. Over 7,400 works are based on the bequest of an industrialist and tea practitioner, Nezu Kaichirō Sr.
Nezu was industrialist, politician and philanthropist who, along with managing the Tobu Railway was also a director on the boards of Tokyo Electric Light Company (today’s TEPCO) and Tokyo Gas. See also: Matsuya (Asakuksa) Department Store & Tobu Railway, c. 1930. “Tobu Railway Co. was established in 1897.
Nezu Museum, Minami-aoyama, Tokyo, is home of a diverse collection of Japanese and Asian premodern art. Over 7,400 works are based on the bequest of an industrialist and tea practitioner, Nezu Kaichirō Sr.
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Kaichiro Nezu. Biography. 1860-1940. Industrialist. Born in Kaikoku (Yamanashi Prefecture, Nezu became a village chief at the age of 33, but he moved to Tokyo in 1897 and entered the corporate world after earning big profits through stock investments.
