Shôwa period

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TOYODA Kiichirô 豊田喜一郎
(1884~1952)

In 1926 Toyoda Sakichi, the father of Toyoda Kiichirô, founded Toyoda Loom Works, Ltd..
Toyoda Kiichirô made the decision to branch Toyoda Loom Works into automobiles. Kiichirô created what become Toyota Motor Corporation in Koromo, a town which is today called Toyota. He resigned from the company in 1948 and passed away four years later.


  sculpture of Kiichirô
Toyota City

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TOYODA Kiichirô
sculpture - Toyota City
Showa period / history
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TOYODA Kiichirô
sculpture - Toyota City  (2)
Showa period / history
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TOYODA Kiichirô
sculpture - Toyota City  (3)
Showa period / history