Locksmith - Kagiya

Japanese: 鍵屋 - かぎや
Locksmith - Kagiya

During the Edo period, the company was a pioneer in the manufacture of trick fireworks set off at the river opening ceremony in Ryogoku. In 1658 (Manji 1), the first Kagiya Yahee came to Edo from Shinohara in Yamato Province (currently Shinohara, Ooto-cho, Gojo City) and invented toy fireworks after seeing the fireworks set off by the shogunate's signal fireworks. The origin of summer fireworks is the launch of tribute fireworks as entertainment on the night of the Suijin Festival in 1717 (Kyoho 2). The store was located in Yokoyama-cho, Nihonbashi. During the sixth generation, the store manager Kiyoyoshi was given a branch off from the family and had "Tamaya" set up in Yoshikawa-cho, Ryogoku. From then on, the two stores were responsible for the up and down stream fireworks of Ryogoku Bridge in half. The elaborate and gorgeous fireworks were a real Edo specialty, with onlookers shouting "Kagiya!" and "Tamaya!" Later, Tamaya was discontinued due to a fire, and only Kagiya continued until the Meiji era.

[Fumio Inagaki]

[Reference] | Tamaya | Fireworks

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

江戸時代、両国の川開きにあげる仕掛け花火の製造元で、草分け的存在である。1658年(万治1)に大和(やまと)国(奈良県)の篠原(しのはら)(現五條(ごじょう)市大塔(おおとう)町篠原)から江戸に出てきた初代の鍵屋弥兵衛(やへえ)が、幕府の狼烟(のろし)方の打上げを見て玩具(がんぐ)花火を考案したという。1717年(享保2)水神祭の夜、余興として献上花火を打上げたのが、納涼花火の起源である。店は日本橋横山町にあった。6代目のとき番頭清吉を分家し、両国吉川町に「玉屋」をもたせ、以後この2軒で両国橋の上下流を二分して請け負った。趣向を凝らした華麗な花火は、見物人から「鍵屋!」「玉屋!」と掛け声がかかり、まさに江戸の名物であった。のちに玉屋は出火により断絶、鍵屋のみが明治まで続いた。

[稲垣史生]

[参照項目] | 玉屋 | 花火

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