To be considered an old company, an organization must be in operation since its foundation and for longer than 200 years. Interestingly, the majority of the oldest companies are located in Japan.
Since Japan is a rather old country with a long-running economy, this isn’t that surprising. However, there are many other companies around the world that have been running for over 1000 years.
10.Marinelli Bell Foundry:
Age: over 980 years old
Year Founded: 1040 CE
Country: Italy
Industry: Foundry
Has been using the same technique for metal casting since its founding The longest-running and oldest known foundry in existence. Has created many of the bells that can be seen in historic churches today
9.Genda Shigyō Paper Industries
Age: over 1,248 years:
Year Founded: 771 CE
Country: Japan
Industry: Paper
Although paper wasn’t invented by Japan (we can thank China for that), this is the longest-running paper distribution in the world.
8.Staffelter Hof Winery:
Age: over 1,158 years
Year Founded: 862 CE
Country: Germany
Industry: Winery, Hospitality The company produces sophisticated and expensive objects and is said to use computers as a blueprint design as opposed to paper.
7.Tanaka Iga:
Age: 1,133 years
Year Founded: 885 CE
Country: Japan
Industry: Religious Goods
6.Royal Mint:
Age: over 1,133 years
Year Founded: 886 CE
Country: UK
Industry: production of money
This is a government-controlled corporation that has been producing money and employing British people for over 1000 years.
5.Chateau de Goulaine Castle:
Age: over 1,018 years
Year Founded: ~1000 CE
Country: France
Industry: Winery
Known for producing quality wine
4.Stiftskeller St. Peter, Austria:
Founded :803 AD
Age: over 1217 years old
Saint Peter’s Archabbey, Salzburg, Austria
is said to be the oldest inn in Central Europe because it was supposedly mentioned by the scholar Alcuin in 803 AD. Based on this and other claims, it’s also considered one of the oldest restaurants in the world, and the oldest one in Europe. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Christopher Columbus are said to have dined here.
3.Sean’s Bar:
Location:Ireland
Founded; 900 AD
Age:over 1120 years old
This pub in Athlone, Ireland claims to be the oldest pub in Ireland. It was originally called Luain’s Inn, and it reportedly dates back to 900 AD. In the 2004 Guinness World Records, Sean’s Bar was listed as the oldest pub in Europe. During a renovation in 1970, the walls of the pub were found to be made of wattle and wicker, dating back to the 10th century. The bar still has records of every owner since its inception, including Boy George who owned it briefly in 1987.
2.The Bingley Arms:
Location: England
Founded;953 AD
Age:Over 1067years old
The Bingley Arms, a public house in Bardsey, Leeds, England, was originally named The Priests Inn. It’s Britain’s oldest pub, with roots dating back to between 905 and 953 AD. The place is said to have served as a safe house for persecuted Catholic priests, as well as a courthouse from which offenders were taken to the pillory across the road.
1.Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan
Location; Japan
Founded; 705 AD
Age: over 1915 years old
This hot spring hotel in Hayakawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan was founded in 705 AD. It is the oldest hotel and one of the oldest companies today. In 2011, Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan was officially listed by the Guinness World Records as the oldest hotel in the world. It has been operated by 52 generations of the same family since its inception.
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