Godiva Chocolatier, one of the world's most elegant, hand-crafted chocolates creators, originated in Brussels Belgium in 1926 with
Joseph Draps. As time passed by, and the success of Godiva grew in Belgium, Draps sought to expand the company off to foreign horizons. The first Godiva boutique outside Belgium was opened in 1958 in Paris followed by openings in the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and more. Expansion also continued into Asia when the first Godiva chocolates became available in Japan in the prestigious Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Department Store in central Tokyo in 1972.
