Tanaka-Iga Butsugu (田中伊雅仏具) is a Japanese company that produces

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goods, including

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shrines that are placed in many traditional Japanese homes. It is one of the oldest companies on Earth, being founded in ninth century and operating continuously since. The company produces sophisticated and expensive objects and now uses 3-D computer mock-ups of complex items before production, like the altar and other furniture temples.

History

In approximately 885 C.E.,in

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Tanaka-Iga was founded in

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. Due to its age, it is the oldest selling Buddhist religious items. Currently, it is based in the Japanese city of

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at Manjuji Nishinotoin in Shimogyo-ku. Its 70th-generation president is Masakazu Tanaka.

References

External links

Official website
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