Naojiro Okazawa - Naojiro Okazawa

...This was called "Western Laundry" and was a fashionable business catering to foreigners. A Western laundry specialist was born the following year, in 1860 (Man'en 1), by Naojiro Okazawa of Shimizuya in Motomachi, Yokohama. In 1867 (Keio 3), Naojiro's younger brother joined the business, and the store moved to Yatozaka and expanded, becoming increasingly prosperous with customers from abroad and the foreign soldiers stationed there. ...

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…これは〈西洋洗濯〉と呼ばれ，外国人相手のハイカラな業務であった。西洋洗濯の専門業者が誕生したのは翌60年(万延1)のことで，横浜元町の〈清水屋〉岡沢直次郎であった。67年(慶応3)には直次郎の弟も加わり，店を谷戸坂に移転，拡張し，外国人や駐留の外国将兵を相手にますます繁盛した。…

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