Wako Co., Ltd. ( 株式会社和光 , Kabushiki-gaisha Wakō ) is a department store retailer in Japan , whose best known store (commonly known as the Ginza Wako ) is at the heart of the Ginza shopping district in Tokyo . This store is famous for its watches , jewellery , chocolate , porcelain , dishware , and handbags , as well as upscale foreign goods. There is an art gallery, called Wako Hall, on the sixth floor.
12-542: Wako , Wakō , Wakou , WAKO or W.A.K.O. can refer to: Wako (retailer) , a Japanese retailer whose best known store is in Ginza, Tokyo Wakō, Saitama , a city in Japan World Association of Kickboxing Organizations WAKO (AM) , 910 AM, a radio station near Lawrenceville, Illinois WAKO-FM , 103.1 FM, a radio station near Lawrenceville, Illinois Amos Wako ,
24-518: A road, the bridge taken down, and the carved railings and the lamps from the stone bridge were used in the construction of a pedestrian overpass. This bridge was used in one of the scenes in the 1989 Hollywood movie Black Rain . The overpass was removed as a part of the construction of the Crysta Nagahori, an underground shopping mall beneath the Nagahori-dori road. The mall opened in 1997, and
36-512: Is a district in the Chūō-ku ward of Osaka , Japan and the city's main shopping area. At its center is Shinsaibashi-suji ( 心斎橋筋 ) , a covered shopping street, that is north of Dōtonbori and Sōemonchō , and parallel and east of Mido-suji street. Associated with Shinsaibashi, and west of Mido-suji street, is Amerika-mura , an American-themed shopping area and center of Osaka's youth culture. Major stores and boutiques concentrates are found around
48-866: The Tokyo PX store during the Allied Occupation of Japan from 1945 to 1952. The clock tower plays the famous Westminster Chimes . The tower was destroyed by Godzilla in the 1954 film . Its destruction has thus been featured in further media of the franchise, including the 2016 film Shin Godzilla and 2023 film Godzilla Minus One . Wako has branches in Haneda Airport , Shinsaibashi , and some luxury hotels in Japan. 35°40′18″N 139°45′54″E / 35.67167°N 139.76500°E / 35.67167; 139.76500 Shinsaibashi Shinsaibashi ( 心斎橋 )
60-615: The area. Shinsaibashi is easily accessed via the subway. Like many place names in Osaka, the Shinsaibashi shopping district gets its name from one of the many "Machi-bashi" (town bridges) that were built and managed by the local merchants. Shinsaibashi was a much-loved landmark bridge that spanned the Nagahori-gawa canal. In 1622, at the time of the excavation of the Nagahori-gawa canal, the original 35 metres-long and 4 metres-wide wooden bridge
72-509: The attorney general of Kenya Gabriel Zubeir Wako , archbishop of Khartoum, Sudan Haruo Wakō , a member of the Japanese Red Army Wokou (Japanese pronunciation wakō ), pirates who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th to the 17th century See also [ edit ] Waco (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
84-495: The title Wako . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wako&oldid=1142644009 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Broadcast call sign disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Wako (retailer) Wako
96-445: The townspeople who owned it. In 1873, the wooden bridge was replaced with a 37.1 metres-long and 5.2 metres-wide arched truss iron bridge that had been imported from Germany. The arched bridge was considered to be quite unusual, and became a popular topic of conversation amongst Osakans. In 1909, accompanying the construction of a street car along the Nagahori-dori road, the iron bridge was replaced with Osaka's first stone bridge. It
108-406: Was a Western-styled, elegant double arched bridge with a row of four-leafed clovers carved into the railings. At night the bridge was illuminated by eight gas lamps. The bridge was affectionately nicknamed "Eyeglasses bridge" by the townspeople because, with the reflection of its two stone arches in the water, it looked like a pair of glasses. In 1964, the Nagahori-gawa canal was reclaimed to become
120-500: Was built by Shinsai Okada, one of the four merchants who dug the Nagahori-gawa canal. The bridge was named after its builder. As the popularity of Shinmachi to the north and the Dōtonbori theatre district to the south increased, so did the popularity of the shops lining the streets connected by the bridge, establishing the area as Osaka's main shopping district. The well-used wooden bridge required considerable maintenance and repairs by
132-465: Was completed in 1932 as the K. Hattori Building. In homage to its predecessor, the new store was also fitted with a clock. The 1932 building was designed by Jin Watanabe in art deco influenced neoclassical style. Its curved granite façade and clock tower form the central landmark for the district and one of the few buildings in the area left standing after World War II . The building functioned as
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#1732845428595144-561: Was founded in 1881 by Kintarō Hattori as a watch and jewelry shop called K. Hattori (now Seiko Group Corporation ) in Ginza. In 1947, the retail division split off as Wako Co., Ltd. From 1894 to 1921, the Hattori Clock Tower stood on the site that Wako occupies today. In 1921, the Hattori Clock Tower was demolished to rebuild a new one. The reconstruction was delayed due to the Great Kantō earthquake of September 1, 1923. The new tower
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