Meidi-Ya

Meidi-Ya, Co. Ltd. (株式会社明治屋) is a Japanese upmarket grocery store chain. Its headquarters are in Kyōbashi, Chūō, Tokyo. It is also a major wholesale distributor.

Overview
Meidi-Ya was established in 1885 by (磯野 計). Meidi-Ya has 14 locations in Greater Tokyo (mostly in upscale Shitamachi districts), 7 stores in other parts of Japan, and two stores in Singapore. , the chain was one of the principal purveyors of the Japanese royal family.

The English name Meidi-ya is the Nihon-shiki romanization of the Japanese name. Many foreigners in Japan have pronounced the name with a hard "d" instead of a "j". The di romanization is characteristic of Nihon-shiki.

Meidi-Ya specializes in sale and production of food and beverages, importing and exporting of food products, wines and spirits, ship equipment, sale of industrial products, leasing and import of machinery, real estate, etc.