Shirokiya - Shirokiya

Japanese: 白木屋 - しろきや
Shirokiya - Shirokiya

This long-established store developed from a kimono shop called Shirokiya that opened in Nihonbashi, Edo in 1662 (Kanbun 2) into a modern department store. In 1956 (Showa 31), it was taken over by Tokyu Corporation (now Tokyu) and became Tokyu Department Store Nihonbashi Branch. In January 1999 (Heisei 11), it closed its doors after 336 years of history. The founder, Omura Hikotaro (1636-1689), was from Omi. He went to Kyoto at the age of 17 or 18 and opened the lumber store Shirokiya, then moved to Edo at the age of 27, and is said to have become a successful kimono merchant in one generation. In 1886 (Meiji 19), they were one of the first to open a clothing department in the Shirokiya department store, sent the head of the family, Wakichirō (the 10th Hikotaro, 1869-1927), overseas to absorb new knowledge, and in 1903 (Meiji 36), changed the sales floor to a display style, making them pioneering department stores on a par with Mitsukoshi. The fire at their main store on December 16, 1932 (Showa 7) is famous in history as a disaster known as the "Great Shirokiya Fire."

[Masumi Mori]

"Shirokiya 300 Year History" (1957)

[Reference item] | Tokyu Group
Shirokiya Kimono Shop
The store was located in Nihonbashi-kudori (currently Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo). "Tokyo Prefecture Famous Places Illustrations" (1912, Meiji 45) National Diet Library

Shirokiya Kimono Shop

Inside Shirokiya Kimono Store
Display sales area. "Tokyo Landscape" (1911 (Meiji 44)) Owned by the National Diet Library ">

Inside Shirokiya Kimono Store


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

1662年(寛文2)江戸・日本橋に開業の呉服店白木屋から近代的百貨店へと発展した老舗(しにせ)。1956年(昭和31)東京急行電鉄(現、東急)の経営に移り、東急百貨店日本橋店となった。1999年(平成11)1月に336年の歴史に幕を閉じる。創業者の大村彦太郎(1636―1689)は近江(おうみ)の人。17、18歳で京都へ上り材木商白木屋を開業、27歳で江戸へ出て、一代で呉服商として成功した人物と伝えられている。1886年(明治19)には、いち早く百貨店白木屋に洋服部を開設したり、当主の和吉郎(10代彦太郎。1869―1927)を洋行させ新知識を吸収し、1903年(明治36)には売場を陳列式に改めたりするなど、明治末から大正時代にかけて、百貨店として三越(みつこし)と並ぶ先駆的な経営を行った。1932年(昭和7)12月16日の本店火災は「白木屋の大火」として災害史上有名。

[森 真澄]

『白木屋編・刊『白木屋三百年史』(1957)』

[参照項目] | 東急グループ
白木屋呉服店
日本橋区通(現在の東京都中央区日本橋)にあった店舗。『東京府名勝図絵』(1912年〈明治45〉)国立国会図書館所蔵">

白木屋呉服店

白木屋呉服店店内
陳列式の売場。『東京風景』(1911年〈明治44〉)国立国会図書館所蔵">

白木屋呉服店店内


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