The origins of the family owned construction …
Years: 578 - 578
The origins of the family owned construction company Kongō Gumi Co., Ltd., in 2006 the world's oldest continuously operating company, date to the year 578, when Prince Shotoku brings Kongō family members from Baekje, Korea to Japan to build the Buddhist Shitennoji Temple, which still stands today.
Locations
Groups
- Korean people
- Buddhism
- Baekje (or Paekche), Kingdom of
- Japanese people
- Japan, Yamato Early Asuka Period
