Tokubee Anzai

Tokubee Anzai was active in the silk business. He established a silk-reeling company named Nihonmatsu Seishi and contributed to the export of Japanese raw silk. He held important posts including executive of Habutae (silk fabric) Cooperative, member of Yokohma city assembly, and member of Yokohama Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Tokubee Anzai was born in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima on July 24, 1839. In 1870, Tokubee entered Onogumi silk traders in Yokohama. In 1873, he established a silk-reeling company named Nihonmatsu Seishi with Onogumi and colleagues from Fukushima. In 1885 Onogumi was disbanded, and Tokubee Anzai continued in the silk business by running his own store and has contributed to the export of Japanese raw silk.

Tokubee Anzai successively held important posts including executive of the Habutae (silk fabric) Cooperative, member of Yokohama City Assembly, and member of Yokohama Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Tokubee Anzai died on September 2, 1913.