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Baron Kishichiro Okura (大倉 喜七郎, Ōkura Kishichirō, June 16, 1882 – February 2, 1963) was a Japanese entrepreneur and hotelier. Biography.
Mr. Kishichiro Okura. Born in 1882. Pioneer of motor racing and automotive culture in Japan. Along with the management of the Okura concern as its second president, Mr. Kishichiro Okura helped build the foundation for Japan’s entry into motorsport as a driver in the early days of racing.
With great grandson Kikuhiko Okura’s appointment as president of Hotel Okura Amsterdam in January 2020, this family tradition well and truly lives on. Just as the history of Baron Okura lives on through this inspiring story.
Gion-kaku and Okura Kihachiro. Okura Kihachiro is renowned for establishing the Okura zaibatsu (conglomerate) in his life time, focusing on government and military procurement from the Meiji Restoration to the Taisho Period. Despite his active presence in Tokyo, he held a deep affection for Kyoto.
Baron Okura Kishichiro (大倉喜七郎 1882-1963) was a primary patron in the establishment of the Nihon Ki-in or Japanese Go Association in 1924, organizing and supporting professional go players in Japan following the Meiji Restoration and subsequent ceasing of government support for the four houses.
Kishichiro Okura was born in Tokyo in 1882 into a highly successful family of entrepreneurs. His father, originally a humble grocer, rose to become the owner...
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Aug 15, 2014 · But the hotel’s founder, a Cambridge-educated cosmopolitan named Kishichiro Okura, was a man proud of his own heritage and endowed with aristocratic confidence.
