Ichizō Kobayashi
Ichizō Kobayashi | |
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小林 一三 | |
| 20th Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
| In office 22 July 1940 – 4 April 1941 | |
| Monarch | Hirohito |
| Prime Minister | Fumimaro Konoe |
| Preceded by | Ginjirō Fujiwara |
| Succeeded by | Teijirō Toyoda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 3, 1873 Nirasaki, Yamanashi, Japan |
| Died | January 25, 1957 (aged 84) Ikeda, Osaka, Japan |
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| Alma mater | Keio University |
| Known for | Founder of the Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group |
Ichizō Kobayashi (小林 一三, Kobayashi Ichizō, January 3, 1873 – January 25, 1957), occasionally referred to by his pseudonym Itsuō (逸翁), was a Japanese industrialist and politician. He is best known as the founder of Hankyu Railway, the Takarazuka Revue, and Toho. He served as Minister of Commerce and Industry between 1940 and 1941.