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The
headquarters
of
a
pharmaceutical
company
is
located
in
Doshomachi,
Chuo
Ward,
Osaka
City.
The
museum
is
located
on
the
second
floor
of
this
building.
Introducing
the
wisdom
and
future
of
Japan's
pharmaceutical
industry,
which
was
nurtured
in
Doshomachi,
along
with
the
history
of
Mitsubishi
Tanabe
Pharma,
which
spans
more
than
330
years.
The
company
was
founded
in
1678
(Enpo
6)
by
the
first
Tanabeya
Gobei
in
Minamizume,
Tosahorita
Beyabashi
(now
Joyasu
Bridge),
Osaka,
as
a
family
business
manufacturing
and
selling
compound
medicine
"Tanabeya
Shushishyaku".
It
all
started
with
the
opening
of
a
store.
Doshomachi
is
famous
for
being
the
first
pharmaceutical
company
to
open
a
store.
Going
back
in
time,
when
Toyotomi
Hideyoshi
built
the
Sannomaru
of
Osaka
Castle,
he
moved
the
residents
to
Senba
next
door.
Doshomachi
is
part
of
it.
When
Toyotomi
Hideyoshi
built
Osaka
Castle,
a
large
group
of
vassals
gathered
there,
and
large
quantities
of
weapons,
armor,
food,
and
daily
necessities
were
needed
for
the
samurai,
and
the
development
of
the
castle
town
became
an
urgent
task.
Therefore,
Hideyoshi
developed
the
west
side
of
Osaka
Castle
and
forced
merchants
and
merchants
from
Sakai,
Kyoto,
and
Fushimi
to
move
to
the
Osaka
castle
town,
which
was
the
beginning
of
the
merchant
town
of
Senba.
Senba's
place
names
include
``Araiuma''
where
horses
were
washed
at
Osaka
Castle,
``Senba''
and
``Senba''
because
the
waves
crashed
on
the
coast,
and
``Battlefield''
because
this
area
was
often
the
site
of
battles.
There
are
various
theories
such
as
``Senba''
where
the
coming
ships
arrive.
During
the
Edo
period,
the
Tokugawa
shogunate
took
advantageous
measures
to
develop
the
castle
town
of
Osaka
Castle,
including
tax
exemptions,
the
establishment
of
Rakuichi
Rakuza
theaters,
and
the
abolition
of
checkpoints.
In
line
with
this
policy,
stores
such
as
money
exchangers,
merchants
selling
products
from
various
countries,
and
wholesalers
selling
Chinese
herbal
medicines
opened
one
after
another.
Most
of
the
products
from
around
the
world,
including
rice,
were
gathered
in
Osaka,
and
Osaka
developed
into
an
economic
center
that
controlled
the
nation's
kitchens.
During
the
Edo
period,
due
to
the
country's
isolation,
a
drug
wholesaler
opened
a
store
in
Nagasaki
that
exclusively
handled
imported
drugs
from
the
Qing
Dynasty
and
the
Netherlands
(Tang
Yakushu),
and
during
the
time
of
the
8th
Shogun
Yoshimune,
the
Edo
Shogunate
officially
recognized
stocks.
We
will
form
a
group
called
``Yakushu
Chuka
Nakama''.
This
is
said
to
be
the
seal
of
approval
for
the
development
of
Doshomachi.
Additionally,
in
1721,
the
Japanese
Yakushu
Kaisho
was
established
to
inspect
medicines
produced
in
Japan
(Japanese
Yakushu).
It
is
said
that
medicines
sold
in
Japan
were
once
gathered
in
Doshomachi
and
distributed
throughout
the
country
with
guaranteed
quality
and
strength.
Because
of
this,
Doshomachi
Street
is
still
known
for
having
many
offices
on
both
sides
of
Doshomachi
Street.
Takeda
Pharmaceutical,
Shionogi
&
Co.,
Kaigen
Pharma,
Kobayashi
Pharmaceutical,
Tamura
Pharmaceutical,
Sumitomo
Pharma,
Fuso
Pharmaceutical,
and
Mitsubishi
Tanabe
Pharma
have
their
headquarters
there.
Among
drug
wholesalers,
there
are
companies
such
as
Konishi
that
have
moved
beyond
pharmaceuticals
in
the
narrow
sense
of
the
word
to
chemical
products.
In
the
pharmaceutical
industry,
many
foreign
companies
are
based
in
the
Kinki
region,
including
Bayer
(Kita
Ward,
Osaka
City,
Osaka
Prefecture),
AstraZeneca
(Kita
Ward,
Osaka
City),
P&G
(Chuo
Ward,
Kobe
City,
Hyogo
Prefecture),
and
Eli
Lilly
(Kobe
City).
Chuo
Ward),
etc.
The
medicines
from
Koka
and
Toyama
in
Shiga
Prefecture
are
famous,
and
although
locally
available
medicinal
herbs
can
be
used,
it
is
said
that
medicines
that
can
only
be
found
overseas
were
purchased
from
here
in
Doshomachi.
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Osaka
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🚉,
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Tanimachi
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Higashi
Umeda
Station
🚉,
get
off
at
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