Chubei Ito

Japanese: 伊藤忠兵衛 - いとうちゅうべえ
Chubei Ito

…Head office in Osaka. The company was founded in 1858 (5th year of the Ansei era) when the first Itoh Chubei (1842-1903), from Omi, left the family business of farming and merchandising that he was running together with his brother, Chobei the 6th, and went on a peddling spree to Fushimi, Osaka, and other places. Chubei later expanded into Osaka and Kyoto, and opened businesses such as a kimono and fabric store, a dyed kimono wholesaler, and a cotton yarn and fabric wholesaler. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ito Chubei" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…本社大阪。創業は1858年(安政5)近江出身の初代伊藤忠兵衛(1842‐1903)が半農半商の家業を兄である6代長兵衛と共同経営していたことから離れ,伏見,大阪などへ行商したのに始まる。忠兵衛はその後大阪,京都へ進出し,呉服太物商,染呉服卸,綿糸織物卸などを開業した。…

※「伊藤忠兵衛」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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