Kadono Jūkurō



Kadono Jūkurō (門野重九郎) was a Japanese railway engineer, businessman, and the Chairman of Ōkura Gumi (1914 - 1937).

He was born in Toba, Mie, as the second son of Watari Kadono, Karō of Toba Domain. He had an elder brother Kadono Ikunoshin, who later became the founder and president of Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Company (Chiyoda Seimei Hoken), and Japan Conscription Insurance (Nihon Chōhei Hoken). He studied financial management and law at Keio University, and after graduated the Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo, he joined the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1891 as an intern and learned practices for 4 years.

He worked in the San'yō Railway in Japan. In 1897 he was recruited by Ōkura Kihachirō and joined his construction company Ōkura Gumi and became its London branch manager. Later he served as the chairman of the company since 1914 until 1937.

His tomb is in the Aoyama Cemetery in Tokyo.