Commercial guardhouse - Akinaibanya

Japanese: 商番屋 - あきないばんや
Commercial guardhouse - Akinaibanya
In the Edo period, a guardhouse was a place where guards (called banta or bantaro) lived in the city of Edo, who were on night duty and did other chores within the neighborhood. They sold sandals, flower paper, candles, cheap sweets, roasted sweets, and other items as side jobs.

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Japanese:
〘名〙 江戸時代、江戸市中で、町内の夜番その他の雑務に従う番人(番太、番太郎という)の住んだ番小屋。ぞうり、はな紙、ろうそく、駄菓子、焼き芋などを内職に売った。

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