Mitsubishi Bank

Mitsubishi building in downtown Tokyo, early home of Mitsubishi Bank; possibly photographed upon completion in 1894
Mitsubishi Bank's head office building erected in 1922 across the street from the previous one, eventually demolished in 1977[1]
The same building following enlargement in the 1930s
Mitsubishi Bank's more recent head office in Marunouchi, completed 1980 on the same site;[2] lately headquarters of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and earmarked for reconstruction[3]
The first Mitsubishi building recreated in 2009 on original location, home of Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum

The Mitsubishi Bank (株式会社三菱銀行, Kabushiki gaisha Mitsubishi Ginkō) was a major Japanese bank headquartered in Tokyo, founded in 1880. For much of the 20th century it was one of the largest Japanese banks, together with Dai-Ichi Bank, Mitsui Bank, Sumitomo Bank, and Yasuda / Fuji Bank.[4] It served as the main bank for the Mitsubishi conglomerate.[5] In 1948, the Mitsubishi conglomerate was dismantled and the bank was renamed Chiyoda Bank (千代田銀行, Chiyoda Ginkō) after the Chiyoda district in Tokyo, then reverted to the Mitsubishi name in 1953.

Mitsubishi Bank merged with the Bank of Tokyo in 1996 to form Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, a predecessor of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.

  1. ^ "Tokyo Bank Headquarters Slated for Redevelopment". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. 13 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Bank Head Office". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
  3. ^ "MUFG Bank to rebuild headquarters in Tokyo, consolidating group functions". Asian Bankers Association. 27 April 2021.
  4. ^ David A. Alhadeff (1975), "Bank-Business Conglomerates - the Japanese Experience", Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference fu was invoked but never defined (see the help page).