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Sumitomo Masatomo

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Masatomo Sumitomo
住友 政友
Born(1585-12-31)December 31, 1585
Sakai, Muromachi Japan
DiedSeptember 17, 1652(1652-09-17) (aged 66)
Kyoto, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder of Sumitomo Group

Sumitomo Masatomo (Japanese: 住友 政友, Hepburn: Sumitomo Masatomo, 31 December 1585 – 17 September 1652) was a Japanese copper mining businessman credited with founding the eponymous Sumitomo Group. Originally he was a Buddhist monk. During his lifetime, there were mainly two sectors of Buddhist monks in Japan. Masatomo belonged to one of the two which later ceased to exist. Reluctant to join the other group of Buddhist monks, he turned to business to make a living. He started his business by selling books and medicines at first in a bookshop in Kyoto circa 1615.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Sumitomo History - Sumitomo Corporation". Sumitomo Corporation.


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