Many signboards were setting upped in front of many town houses "machiya" in Kyoto city under the Tokugawa regime. Among of them, drug wholesale stores' signboards have splendid style by fine caving. And then, these were setting upped at right angle with street. So that, town people of drug wholesale stores were obligated to get application for Kyoto-machibugyosho for these are not only frugal but also obstacle to traffic on the street.
