at that time , such a large store did not exist in the san-tan areas , and was considered something like a department store . 当時、三丹地方にはまだこうした大型店が無く、デパート的な存在であった。
he is the second son of an oil merchant with a large store in mototenmancho-town , osaka (he was born between his mother , osawa , and her late husband ). 大坂元天満町に大店を構える油屋「河内屋」の次男（実は母・お沢の先代の夫の遺児）。
japanese classic rakugo (traditional comic storytelling ) called nezumiana (rat hall ): there is a scene in which a person who moves from rags to riches with a large store , when one day , while fire-proofing , he neglects to cover the vent called nezumiana , and the whole dozo storehouse burns down , so he is turned out on the street . 古典落語ねずみ穴 貧乏暮らしから大店へ成功し、ある日、火の用心に、土蔵のねずみ穴と呼ばれる換気口だけを目塗しなかったために、全ての蔵が焼け落ちて、路頭に迷う場面がある。
