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Repairmen in Edo

This is part of the main entry about
. Doing Business in Edo　- 江戸の商売 .

Repairing things to the very end was common in Edo.
Many repairmen also functioned as a kind of recycle shop, since they would dispose of the last parts of things they had repaired and recycled so far.

xxx naoshi 直し
saiseigyoo　再生業
shuuriya　修理屋, shuuri shokunin　修理職人


source :　www.tbs.co.jp/newsbird/


Some of these professions are also a kind of recycling:
. Recycling and Reuse in Edo - リサイクル と　再生　/ 再使用 .


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. choochin harikae　提灯張り替え　repairing paper lanterns .


. geta no haire, geta ha-ire 下駄歯入れ repairing woode geta clogs .


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. ikakeya 鋳掛屋 / 鋳掛け屋 / いかけや tinker, repairing metal tools, pots and pans .
ikakeshi 鋳掛け師


. inniku no shikae 印肉の仕替へ / inniku uri　印肉売り
exchanging and selling stamp pads .


joomae naoshi 錠前直し　repairing locks of homes and warehouses
. kura 蔵 storehouses and locks .


. kagami migaki 鏡磨き /　kagami togi 鏡研ぎ mirror polisher .

. kamado nuri　竈塗り　repairing the earthen kitchen hearth .


. megane uri　眼鏡売り selling glasses, exchanging old ones for new ones .


. rauya　羅宇屋　repairman of tobacco pipes (kiseru 煙管) .


. setta naoshi 雪駄直し repairing leather-soled sandals .


. soroban naoshi 算盤直し / そろばん直し repairing the abacus .


. tagaya 箍屋 hoop repairman, clamp repairman .
reminding us of the TAGAYA fireworks maker of Ryogokubashi bridge


usu no metate 臼の目立て repairing the mortar
. Differernt types of USU 臼 .


. yakitsugiya, yakitsugi-ya 焼継屋 repairing broken pottery .
yakitsugishi, yakitsugi-shi　焼継師



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