Akakabe Shōten (赤壁商店) is a Japanese distributor, based in Kōbe. It was originally a pharmacy selling medicinal herbs, and at the end of the XIXth century it became the first retailer of cameras and photo supply in the city.^[1] The shop is still active today (2009).

Bibliography Edit

In Japanese:

• History of Akakabe Shōten by Yasui Yūjirō (安井裕二郎) at Kobe Motomachi

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