page_title: Department stores in Japan
hierarchical_section_title: Department stores in Japan
caption_attribution_description: English: Suruga Street (Surugachō), from the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei). Utagawa Hiroshige designed an ukiyo-e print with Mt. Fuji and Echigoya as landmarks. Echigoya is the former name of Mitsukoshi named after the former province of Echigo. The Mitsukoshi headquarters are located on the left side of the street. 日本語: する賀てふ。名所江戸百景 駿河町（歌川広重）越後屋の暖簾を見ることができる。 三越絵葉書明治大正時代
context_page_description: Department stores in Japan are referred to as hyakkaten or depāto, an alteration of the English term.
context_section_description: Department stores in Japan are referred to as hyakkaten (百貨店) or depāto (デパート), an alteration of the English term.
caption: An 1856 ukiyo-e depicting Echigoya, the current Mitsukoshi.
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