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Kabunakama (株仲間) were merchant guilds in Edo period Japan, which developed out of the basic merchants' associations known as nakama.The kabunakama were entrusted by the shogunate to manage their respective trades, and were allowed to enjoy a monopoly in their given field.
The za (座, 'seat' or 'pitch') were one of the primary types of trade guilds in feudal Japan. The za grew out of protective cooperation between merchants and religious authorities. They became more prominent during the Muromachi period where they would ally themselves with noble patrons, before they became more independent later in the period ...
At this time, within the tekiya, the oyabun were appointed as supervisors and granted near-samurai status, meaning they were allowed the dignity of a surname and two swords. [ 4 ] Unlike the bakuto who gamble (gambling was and still is illegal in Japan), the tekiya 's line of work was generally legal.
Yoshiwara (吉原) was a famous yūkaku (red-light district) in Edo, present-day Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1617, Yoshiwara was one of three licensed and well-known red-light districts created during the early 17th century by the Tokugawa shogunate , alongside Shimabara in Kyoto in 1640 [ 1 ] and Shinmachi in Osaka .
Edo Japan, often known simply as Edo (/ ˈ iː d oʊ /), is an Australian-founded Canadian fast food restaurant chain specializing in Japanese Teppan-style cooking. [2] Founded in 1979 in Sydney, Australia by Reverend Susumu Ikuta, [ 3 ] a Japanese Buddhist minister, Edo Japan was named after the original name of Tokyo . [ 4 ]
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