Twenty-four wholesalers - Nijyuyokumi Donya

Japanese: 二十四組問屋 - にじゅうよくみどんや

Also called the 24 Osaka Hishigaki Kaigan Shipping Wholesalers. A group of Edo shipping wholesalers in Osaka. Founded in 1694, at about the same time as the Tokumi Donya group in Edo, there were 10 groups at first, but by the Kyoho era (1716-1736) there were 24 groups. They purchased goods in response to orders from the Tokumi Donya group, and transported the goods exclusively with their subordinate Hishigaki Kaigan ships. Most of the cargo was daily necessities such as cotton, sake, oil, vinegar, soy sauce, paper, and metal goods. In 1884, the Kabu Nakama was officially recognized, but it gradually declined during the late Edo period, and commercial transactions between Edo and Osaka were not smooth. It was dissolved in 1841 due to the dissolution of the Kabu Nakama, and was revived in 1751, but was dissolved again with the Meiji Restoration.

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Japanese:

大坂菱垣廻船積問屋二十四組ともいう。大坂の江戸積問屋仲間。元禄7 (1694) 年江戸の十組問屋 (とくみどんや) とほぼ同時期に結成され，最初は 10組であったが享保年間 (1716～36) に 24組となった。十組問屋の注文により商品を買継ぎ，従属する菱垣廻船で独占的に商品輸送を行なった。積荷は木綿，酒，油，酢，醤油，紙，金物など日用雑貨が多かった。天明4 (84) 年株仲間が公許されたが幕末期には次第に衰退，江戸－大坂間の商取引は円滑を欠いていた。株仲間の解散により天保 12 (1841) 年解散，嘉永4 (51) 年にはいったん再興したが，明治維新によって解散。

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