Abstract
Based on the “Shopping guidebooks on Osaka” of Edo and Meiji Era, distribution and change of the confectionery shops were considered. The following trends were shown; although distribution of the confectionery shops in the second half of the 18th century inclined toward the Kitasenba (North Senba), in the 19th century, it changed so that it might be distributed over whole Osaka. And the confectionery shops of the 18th century asked the Kitasenba with much wealthy for the customer. After the Bunsei era (the 19th century), the amount of supply of sugar increased, confectionery spread and the general public could also get confetti, candied food, etc. It was surmised that the confectionery shops spread to whole Osaka, when the consumer of confectionery was expanded also except the wealthy.
