Mitsukoshi
Former stores
#### Former stores

* [London](/wiki/London "London") (Piccadilly) \- The London store opened in 1979[The Department Store in Early 20th Century Japan: Luxury, Aestheticization and Modern Life](https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/19549/3/Mitsukoshi%20Lux%20Aesthetics-%5BFINAL%5DGRO%5D.pdf) gold.ac.uk and closed in 2013\.
* [Paris](/wiki/Paris "Paris") \- Opened in 1971 and closed in 2010\.
* [Rome](/wiki/Rome "Rome") \- Opened in 1975 and closed in 2021\.[Japan News](https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0007634394) 
* Milan
* Düsseldorf
* Frankfurt
* Munich

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