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Meidi-Ya

Meidi-Ya, Co. Ltd.
株式会社明治屋
Company typeKK
IndustryRetail
Founded1885
FounderIsono Haraku
Headquarters
Kyōbashi, Chūō, Tokyo
,
Japan
Area served
Japan and Singapore
Websitehttp://www.meidi-ya.co.jp/

Meidi-Ya, Co. Ltd. (株式会社明治屋, Kabushiki-kaisha Meiji-ya) is a Japanese upmarket grocery store chain.[1] Its headquarters are in Kyōbashi, Chūō, Tokyo.[2] It is also a major wholesale distributor.[3]

Overview

Meidi-Ya was established in 1885 by Isono Hakaru [ja] (磯野 計).[2] Meidi-Ya has 14 locations in Greater Tokyo, 7 stores in other parts of Japan,[2] and two stores in Singapore.[4] As of 1989, the chain was one of the principal purveyors of the Japanese royal family.[3]

The English name Meidi-ya is the Nihon-shiki romanization of the Japanese name. Many foreigners in Japan have pronounced the name with a hard "d" instead of a "j". The di romanization is characteristic of Nihon-shiki.[1]

Meidi-Ya specializes in sale and production of food and beverages, importing and exporting of food products, wines and spirits, ship equipment, sale of industrial products, leasing and import of machinery, real estate, etc.[5]

Locations

1933-built Kyobashi mainstore in 2009
Interior of the Azabudai Hills store in 2024

Japan:[6]

  • Kyobashi main store
  • Marunouchi Building
  • Hiroo
  • Roppongi
  • Azabudai Hills
  • Tamagawa Takashimaya
  • Aobadai
  • Sendai Ichinbancho
  • Shibuya
  • Shibuya Yamanote
  • Shinjuku West
  • Tachikawa
  • Konandai
  • Fujisawa
  • Omiya
  • Takasaki
  • Niigata
  • Hamamatsu
  • Nagoya Station
  • Nagoya Sakae
  • Kyoto Sanjo
  • Kyoto Shijokawaramachi Takashimaya
  • Osaka Namba
  • Okayama
  • Matsuyama
  • Fukuoka Tenjin
1924-built former Osaka store

Singapore:[7]

The Netherlands:

  • Amsterdam (closed)

References

  • Horvat, Andrew. Japanese Beyond Words: How to Walk and Talk Like a Native Speaker. Stone Bridge Press, 2000. ISBN 1880656426, 9781880656426.
    • See: "The Romaji (Roomaji) Conundrum." (Archive) - Excerpt from Horvat's book, which states: "The di ending is typical of Nipponshiki romanization, an earlier version of Kunree that, though hardly remembered, remains with us in the name of the upmarket grocery chain Meidiya, which generations of foreign residents have pronounced with a hard d instead of as "Meijiya.""

Notes

  1. ^ a b Horvat, p. 166. "The di ending is typical of Nipponshiki romanization, an earlier version of Kunree that, though hardly remembered, remains with us in the name of the upmarket grocery chain Meidiya, which generations of foreign residents have pronounced with a hard "d" instead of as "Meijiya.""
  2. ^ a b c "Company Profile." Meidi-Ya. Retrieved on May 13, 2013. "Head Office 2-2-8 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-8302"
  3. ^ a b "No Headline Present." (Archived 2015-07-08 at the Wayback Machine) Herald Scotland. Thursday February 16, 1989. Retrieved on May 13, 2013. "WHYTE & Mackay, has signed up Meidi-Ya, principal purveyors to the Japanese royal household and leading wholesale distributor, to market its flagship brand,[...]"
  4. ^ "About Us." Singapore Meidi-Ya. Retrieved on May 13, 2013.
  5. ^ "Company Profile". Meidi-Ya. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  6. ^ "明治屋ストアー | 明治屋ストアー一覧". Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  7. ^ "シンガポール明治屋 - 店舗紹介". www.meidi-ya.com.sg. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
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