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Tanaka-Iga

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Tanaka-Iga is a Japanese company that produces Buddhist goods,including butsudan shrines that are placed in many traditional Japanese homes. It is one of the oldest companies on Earth, being founded in ninth century[1] and operating continuously since. The company produces sophisticated and expensive objects and is said to use[by whom?Discuss] computers as a blueprint design as opposed to paper.

History

In approximately 885 C.E., Tanaka-Iga was founded in Japan. Due to its age, it is the oldest selling Buddhist religious items.[citation needed] Currently, it is based in the Japanese city of Kyoto.[2]

References

  1. ^ "会社案内|京仏具・密教仏具専門 田中伊雅佛具店". www.tanakaiga.com. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  2. ^ Dooley, Ben; Ueno, Hisako (2020-12-02). "This Japanese Shop Is 1,020 Years Old. It Knows a Bit About Surviving Crises". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-12-02.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)