TekiyaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tekiya (的屋 or テキ屋; "peddlers") are itinerant Japanese merchants who, along with the bakuto ("gamblers"), historically were predecessors to the modern yakuza.[1] A loose American equivalent of the tekiya could be seen in carnies. Tekiya on the grounds of Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto Tekiya selling talismans and decorations
Tekiya (的屋 or テキ屋; "peddlers") are itinerant Japanese merchants who, along with the bakuto ("gamblers"), historically were predecessors to the modern yakuza.[1] A loose American equivalent of the tekiya could be seen in carnies. Tekiya on the grounds of Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto Tekiya selling talismans and decorations