History of Motosumi@Bremenstr. Shopping District
Nakahara Ward has a population of 190,000, and concentrated the center of administration on a Kosugi area which it adjoins. Because of the station "Motosumiyoshi" of the Tokyu Toyoko Line,
Motosumiyoshi area has become very prosperous recently, and Motosumi Shopping District located in front of the station. Motosumiyoshi station is located conveniently close to 20min. from Shibuya and Yokohama,
40min. from Ginza with the subway Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line.
History of Motosumi@Bremenstr. Shopping District
| 1947 |
Sumiyoshi commerce and industry has been inaugurated with 20 stores. |
| 1955 (Sept.) |
Constructed and installed the neon streetlight. |
| 1959 |
Construction of Chamber of commerce has been finished. |
| 1960 |
An increase in population |
| 1964 | Starts decreasing in population, and it were less than the average of the entire city |
| 1964 (Sept.) |
Supermarket Sanko the first has been opened |
| 1967 (Jun.) | Supermarket Sanko the second has been opened |
| 1968 (Sept.) |
OK Store has been opened |
| 1968 (Nov.) |
Uny Co.,Ltd. has been opened |
| 1968 (Nov.) |
Higashiguchi Shopping Center has been opened |
| 1968 (Dec.) |
Tawaraya has been opened |
| 1970 (Dec). |
Hon-doori (Main street) of the Shopping District as a vehicle-free-promenade from 15:00P.M. to 19:00P.M. |
| 1973 (Nov.) |
finished primary construction of the arch of mercury-vapor lamp |
| 1973 (Nov.) |
OK Store has been closed |
| 1973 (Nov.) |
finished secondary construction of the arch of mercury-vapor lamp |
| 1975 (Oct.) |
Promote Association "Motosumiyoshi Nishiguchi Shopping District Promote Association" has been established |
| 1976 |
Mutual consent for the estates problem of an assembly hall |
| 1978 (Dec.) |
"The first Motosumiyoshi October Festival" has been held, and main street of the Shopping District as a vehicle-free-promenade from 12:00P.M. to 19:00P.M. |
| 1979 (Sept). |
District's Parking has been constructed |
| 1981 (Feb.) |
Yoko-doori streets arch has been constructed |
| 1981 (Apr.) |
Shopping District started bonus bundle payment |
| 1981 |
revention of disasters section, credit section, and stamp section are established |
| 1982 (Apr.) |
"Society of the Contriving of Motosumiyoshi " established |
| 1983 (Oct.) |
Registered the estate of Assembly Hall.(21.72 tsubo=71.7846u) |
| 1984 (Apr.) |
At the time of general meeting, the road pavement color and the Chamber of Commerce convert into building has been reserved and approved |
| 1984 |
"Society of the Contriving of Motosumiyoshi "@has been cancelled as improvement, and established "Committee for Modernization of the Shopping District" |
| 1985 (Mar.) |
"Meeting of Motosumi Bremenstamp" has been established |
| 1985 (Jun.) |
Motosumi Shopping District has been specified for "Settled on a Plan for the Community Mart Enterprise Model Shopping District" by the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency |
| 1988 (Mar.) |
Community Center( District's office too) has been constructed |
| 1989 Mar.) | Construction has been finished ,and converted into Mall |
| 1989 (Apr.) |
Opening ceremony for the "Bremenstr." and held"the First Bremen Music Festival." |
| 1990 (Sept.) |
@Held " Second Bremen Music Festival"(rainy weather discontinuance)@ |
| 1990 (Oct.) |
v Changed the name from "Motosumiyoshi Nisiguchi Shopping District" to "the Association of the Promoting Motosumi Bremenstr. Shopping District" |
| 1991 (Mar.) | Amicable cooperation agreement with the Lloyd Passage in Bremen, Germany |
| 1991 (Sept.) |
Held " Third Bremen Music Festival" |
| 1992 (Feb.) |
Uny Co., Ltd. has been closed |
| 1992 (Sept.) |
Held "Fourth Bremen Music Festival" |
| 199 (Sept.) |
Held "Fifth Bremen Music Festival" |
| 1994 (Jul.) |
the 70th Anniversary of the City of Kawasaki, and Motosumi Bremenstr. Shopping District won a Special Commendation Prize |
| 1994 (Oct.) |
@ Held "Sixth Bremen Music Festival" |
| 1995 (Jun.) |
Start "Ecology Bag Campaign" |
| 1995 (Sept.) |
Held an International Symposium "What can Shopping District do for Environmental Problems" |
| 1995@iOct.j | Won "Kanagawa Prefecture Earth and Environment Prize" |
| 1996 (Sept.) | @Held@"Seventh Bremen Music Festival" |
| 199 (Oct.) | National Federation of Shopping Center Promotion Association selected Motosumi Bremenstr. Shopping District as a one of the most excellent Shopping District in Japan, and videoize us from the film by TV Asahi |
| 1998 (Sept) | Lloyd Passage and the States of Bremen donated us "the Statue of Bremen Band" for tenth anniversary of the Motosumi Bremenstr. Shopping District, and for the proof of our friendship |
| 1998 (Nov.) | The Minister Mr. Yosano for International Trade and Industry visited and inspected Motosumi Bremenstr. Shopping District |
| 1999 (Feb.) | On the TV program by TBS titled "Vigor of Area, Vigor of Japan -Stick with it ! Shopping District ! - " introduced Motosumi Bremenstr. Shopping District. The program was televised on 28 television stations |
| 1999 (Nov.) | Declared "Shopping District as Gentle for Environment", struggled with environmental problems positively. And being awarded Kanagawa Governor's Prize |
| 2000 (May) | With Kawasaki city and Motosumi Bremenstr. Shopping District donated gigantic Hanten for Lloyd Passage, Bremen |
| 2000 (Sept.) | @Held @"Ninth Bremen Music Festival" |
| 2000 (Nov.) | Shopping District held "Bottle Recycling Campaign" |
| 2001 (Jan.) | Installed boxesfor collecting and recycling waste bottle and waste can |
| 2001 (Oct.) | Held commemoration ceremony of the "10th Anniversary of Lloyd Passage and Motosumi Bremenstr.'s amicable cooperation" |
| 2002 (Sept.) | Held@"Tenth Bremen Music Festival" |
| 2003 (Oct.) | Held@"the First October Festa" | @@@@
| 2003 (Oct.) | Held "the First Renewal Committee" |
| 2004 (Oct.) | Held "Second October Festa" |
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