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Japanese: てきや

A street vendor who sells at festivals, fairs, and other events. Also called a yashi. It is thought that this name was created after an edict was issued in 1872 to stop the use of the name yashi. It is generally written as 'Yashi', but the name is said to be a play on the word 'Ya-teki' (shooting gallery) because they purchase and sell things that can be hit at the time, or to be derived from an inversion of 'Ya-teki' (palm). 'Yashi' [Iwai Hiroyuki]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

祭礼や縁日，盛場などで商売をする大道商人。香具師（やし）ともいう。1872年香具師という名称を停止する布告が出されたのちにできた呼称と思われる。一般に〈的屋〉と表記されるが，その名称は，そのときに当たるものを仕入れて売ることから射的屋をもじったとか，〈やし〉の意の〈ヤー的〉をひっくりかえしたことに由来するといわれている。香具師【岩井弘融】

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