Ako Wholesaler - Ako Wholesaler

Japanese: 赤穂問屋 - あこうどいや
Ako Wholesaler - Ako Wholesaler

...In Osaka, there were 14 salt wholesaler associations around 1699 (Genroku 12), and by 1729 (Kyoho 14), this number had increased to 20. Osaka salt wholesalers were called Shima Shio Tonya (Shodoshima salt), Ako Tonya (Ako salt), and Nada Shio Tonya (Kami Nadame salt) after the areas where they mainly handled salt, and each group formed its own rules. Collectively, these were called the Three Salt Wholesalers. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ako Wholesaler" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 大坂には1699年(元禄12)ころ塩問屋仲間が14軒あり,1729年(享保14)には20軒に増加している。大坂塩問屋は主として取り扱う塩の産地にちなんで島塩問屋(小豆島塩),赤穂問屋(赤穂塩),灘塩問屋(上灘目塩)を称し,それぞれ仲間を結成して定法をつくった。これを総称して三塩問屋といった。…

※「赤穂問屋」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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