Meidi-Ya, Co. Ltd. (株式会社明治屋, Kabushiki-kaisha Meiji-ya) is a Japanese upmarket grocery store chain. Its headquarters are in Kyōbashi, Chūō, Tokyo. It is also a major wholesale distributor. Meidi-Ya was established in 1885 by Isono Hakaru (磯野 計). Meidi-Ya has 14 locations in Greater Tokyo (mostly in upscale Shitamachi districts), 7 stores in other parts of Japan, and two stores in Singapore. As of 1989, the chain was one of the principal purveyors of the Japanese royal family. 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. More information...
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