Shinshindō (駸々堂)
Shinshindō (駸々堂; c. 1881 - 2000) was a bookstore and publisher founded by Oobuchi Wataru 大淵渉 (1855 ‐ 1907) in Kyoto. The company later moved to Osaka and went through several name changes over the course of the twentieth century, developing a niche market for study guides and test preparation books in the process, but ultimately going bankrupt in 2000.
AKA: 駸々堂
Hiroshima - Heart of Japan's Military-Industrial Complex.
最新廣島市街地圖 / [Latest Street Map of Hiroshima Municipality].
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A scarce and highly detailed 1922 city plan or map of Hiroshima, Japan, drawn by Mori Jirō (森治郎) and published by Oobuchi Zenkichi. It presents the city in the midst of rapid expansion and industrialization, driven by industries related to the military which would later make the city a target of Allied bombing during the Second World War. (more details)