Aokiya Chushichi - Aokiya Chushichi

…In the Edo period, the business of laundry, which had become independent from the dyers, was transferred to full-fledged specialist businesses called “sairyya” in Kyoto and “sendakuya” in Edo. The first laundry businesses similar to today’s dry cleaning businesses were Aokiya Chushichi, which opened in Honmachi, Yokohama in 1859 (Ansei 6). Their main business was handling and delivering cargo for ships that came into Yokohama port, but they also did side jobs such as repairing and washing the clothes of sailors. …

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…江戸時代に入ると紺屋から独立した洗張りの仕事は，京都で〈洗い物屋〉，江戸で〈洗濁屋（せんだくや）〉と呼ばれる本格的専門業者に移った。現在のクリーニング業のような形の洗濯業者は，1859年(安政6)横浜本町に開業した青木屋忠七を初めとする。本業は横浜に入港した船舶の荷役配送業務であったが，同時に船員の衣類の補修から洗濯までを副業とした。…

※「青木屋忠七」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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