Mints of the World
Japan Mint - Head Office Osaka, Branches Tokyo & Hiroshima
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CountryJapan
Mint NameJapan Mint
DescriptionOfficial Japanese Mint Head Office
Address1-79, Temma 1-chome, kita-ku, Osaka 530-0043, Japan
Telephone0081 (0)6-6351-5361
Fax 
E-mail
Websitewww.mint.go.jp
LanguagesJapanese, English
CountryJapan
Mint NameJapan Mint
DescriptionOfficial Japanese Mint Branch
Address42-1, Higashi-ikebukuro 4-chome, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0013, Japan
Telephone0081 (0)3-3987-3131
Fax 
E-mail
Websitewww.mint.go.jp
LanguagesJapanese, English
CountryJapan
Mint NameJapan Mint
DescriptionOfficial Japanese Mint Branch
Address3-1 Itsukaichi-Chuo 6-chome, Saeki-ku, Hiroshima 731-5128, Japan
Telephone0081 (0)82-922-1111
Fax 
E-mail
Websitewww.mint.go.jp
LanguagesJapanese, English

Description
Japan Mint was established in Osaka by the Meiji government in order to modernize the coinage system. The inaugural ceremony was held on April 4th,1871 and minting was commenced with Western style facilities that were epoch-making in Japan in those days.
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