Tsuya - Tsuya

Japanese: 津屋 - つや

In the Heian period, warehouse operators stored and sold cargo at important river ports and charged a commission. At first, they were located at tsu (ship wharfs) and only handled transportation and storage, collecting warehouse fees, but as the movement of goods increased with the development of the manor system, they also began to function as a commerce company. Toimaru (questionnaires) from the Kamakura to Muromachi periods and Ton'ya (wholesale shops) from the Edo period are their successors.

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Japanese:

平安時代，河川の要港で貨物の保管，販売を行い，口銭をとった倉庫業者。初めは津 (船付場) にあって運送，保管にあたり，倉敷料を徴収するだけであったが，荘園制の発展による物資移動の増大に伴って，商業機能をもあわせもつようになった。鎌倉～室町時代の問丸 (といまる) ，江戸時代の問屋 (とんや) は，その後身である。

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