Arai salt - Arai salt

Japanese: 荒井塩 - あらいしお
Arai salt - Arai salt

…When Edo first opened, its demand for salt was dependent on local salt (local salt) produced in the bay area of ​​Edo, such as Gyotoku in Shimousa and Musashi Daishigawara. However, as Edo developed, local salt alone could not meet the demand, and the city had to depend on salt from the Setouchi 10 provinces. Setouchi salt began to flow into Edo around the Genna period (1615-24), and at first, the main products were Awa Saiden salt, Banshu Arai salt, and Ako salt. According to the memorandum "Man no Kaku" written by Enomoto Yazaemon, a merchant from Kawagoe, Bushu, 230 salt ships entered Edo between November 28 and December 5, 1652 (Shoo 1), of which 100 were Arai ships. At that time, 250 to 300 salt ships entered Edo each year, carrying about 500,000 bales of cargo. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Arai Salt" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…開府当初の江戸の塩需要は下総行徳,武蔵大師河原など江戸湾岸で産出される地塩(地廻り塩)に依存していたが,江戸の発展は地塩だけではとうてい需要を満たしえず,瀬戸内十州塩に依存せざるをえなくなった。瀬戸内塩は元和(1615‐24)ころから江戸に流入しはじめるが,初めは阿波斎田塩,播州荒井塩,同赤穂塩が中心であった。武州川越の商人,榎本弥左衛門の覚書《万之覚》によると1652年(承応1)11月28日から12月5日までに江戸に入津した塩船は230艘で,そのうち100艘が荒井船であったといい,また当時,1年間に江戸に入津する塩船は250~300艘で,積荷は約50万俵であった。…

※「荒井塩」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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