Kongō Gumi

Kongō Gumi Co., Ltd. (株式会社金剛組; Kabushiki Gaisha Kongō Gumi) has been the oldest company of the world, operative for more than 1400 years. Based with Osaka, this family company of construction finds its origins in 578, when Prince Shotoku invited Kongō family members of Baekje in Korea towards the Japan in order to build the temple Bouddhiste Shitennō-ji, which always exists. In the wire of the centuries, Kongō Gumi took part in the construction of many famous buildings of which the castle of Osaka, the temple Horyuji with Nara and the Shitennō-ji.

A parchment of XVII^e century of more than 3 meters recalls the 40 generations since the departure. As it is the case in many Japanese families of importance, the sons-in-law joined the clan and took the surname Kongō. Thus, through time, the line perduré through wire like the girls.

Indirect effect of the Real estate bubble that in known Japan in the years 1980, the company forever been able to recover from the price of the ground which it bought during these years.

The company filed for bankruptcy its in January 2006. Its credits were repurchased by Takamatsu Corporation. Before its liquidation, the company had more than 100 employees and an annual turnover of 70 million dollar (7,5 billion Yen S) in 2005; it was specialized in the construction of Buddhist temples. The last president was Masakazu Kongō, fortieth Kongō to direct the firm. In December 2006, Kongo Gumi continued to exert as a subsidiary company of Takamatsu.

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