Innkeeper - Innkeeper

Japanese: インキーパー - いんきーぱー
Innkeeper - Innkeeper

…Many inns had pastures for carriage horses. As a place of arrival and departure for goods, the inn became a commodity exchange, and the innkeeper also acted as a merchant's agent and auctioneer. Also, since the inn was the first place people from the country arrived, it is not surprising that innkeepers, especially in large cities, played the role of employment agent. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…馬車馬用の牧草地を備えているインも多かった。商品の発着場であったインは商品取引所となり,イン経営者(インキーパー)は代理商や競売人にもなった。また,インは地方からきた人間が最初に着く場所であったから,とくに大都会のイン経営者が口入れ屋の役割をはたしたのも不思議ではない。…

※「インキーパー」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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