The manner of tekiya's ambiguity and sense of boundary: The world of unstated rules (Late Showa Period)

The manner of tekiya's ambiguity and sense of boundary: The world of unstated rules (Late Showa Period)
In the world of street vendors in the late Showa period, while the clear-cut discipline of apprenticeship and making sense was emphasized, conversely, "maintaining ambiguity" itself worked as an important custom. The description "If you are too clear, you may be forced to leave the place. It is better to keep it ambiguous," indicates the history of tekiya, who live between government regulations and local customs, and have continued to do business standing on the boundaries. The allocation of places and the order of purchasing dared not be explicitly stated, but was adjusted according to the atmosphere and human relations at each time, and this served to avoid friction within the community. In families where the family runs the tekiya business, this ambiguity was inherited as an everyday sensation, and children naturally learned the "unexplained rules. The street vendor culture, while being an open business, was also in close proximity to the pressures of the underworld, so f
lexible and bounded judgment was essential. The "code of the unexplained" was an adaptability to survive the changes of the times, and a symbol of the unique sense of balance of the street vendor culture.