Shioshitamiza - Shioshitamiza

Japanese: 塩シタミ座 - しおしたみざ

In the Muromachi period, this group of salt retailers, headquartered at Daijo-in Temple of Kofuku-ji Temple in Nara, sold salt purchased from the Shogan-in salt wholesaler affiliated with the temple in Nara. During the Bunmei era (1469-87), they lived in various locations around Gangoji temple, including Gochuin, Ki-dera, Wakido, Jodo, Inoue, Takahata, Tansaka, Ronotsuji, Ikenohata, Imakubo, Kasumi, and Fukuin, but acted as one group. They received salt from the main wholesaler, put it in a winnowing basket, carried it around, and sold it on the road, which is why they were called Shitami or Shimominoza. Thus, initially their activities were limited to selling salt on the street, but around 1466 (Bunsho 1), they were sued by the main za for selling salt indoors.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

室町時代，奈良興福寺の大乗院を本所とし，同院所属の正願院塩座問屋から仕入れた塩を奈良で振売していた塩の小売商人集団。文明年間(1469‐87)には，元興寺郷中院･紀寺･脇戸･浄土･井上･高畠･丹坂･廊ノ辻子･池ノハタ･今窪･鵲･福院などに分散居住しながら，ひとつの座衆として行動していた。本座問屋の塩を受けて箕（み）に入れてかつぎ，振売して歩いたことからシタミ･下箕座とよばれた。このように当初は振売･行商に限られていたが，1466年(文正1)ごろには屋内で塩を売っているとして本座から訴えられている。

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