Translation guide
A shop or business with a long history, often implying tradition, trustworthiness, and quality. In Japanese, this concept is commonly expressed with specific terms that emphasize age, lineage, or reputation.
To refer to a shop or business that has been operating for many years, often implying reliability and tradition.
The most common and direct term for a long-established shop, especially one with a good reputation built over generations.
あの店は江戸時代から続く老舗です。
That shop is a long-established business dating back to the Edo period.
老舗の和菓子屋で饅頭を買った。
I bought steamed buns at a long-established Japanese confectionery shop.
A slightly more explicit version of 老舗, emphasizing the shop aspect. Used in similar contexts.
この通りには老舗店が並んでいる。
This street is lined with long-established shops.
To highlight that a shop has been around for a very long time, often centuries, and is part of local heritage.
A common pattern to specify the number of years since founding. Replace ○○ with the number.
創業300年の老舗旅館に泊まりました。
I stayed at a long-established inn founded 300 years ago.
An emphatic expression meaning 'the most long-established of all', used for shops with exceptional longevity and prestige.
ここは京都でも老舗中の老舗と言われる料亭です。
This is a traditional Japanese restaurant said to be the most long-established even in Kyoto.
To emphasize that the shop is family-run and has been inherited over multiple generations.
Literally 'a shop that continues for generations', this phrase focuses on the hereditary aspect.
この酒屋は代々続く店で、今の店主で五代目です。
This liquor store is a shop passed down through generations; the current owner is the fifth generation.
Refers to a family business, often implying it has been passed down. Not exclusively a shop, but commonly used for long-established stores.
彼は家業の老舗呉服店を継いだ。
He inherited the family business, a long-established kimono shop.
To convey that the shop is not just old but also reliable and of high quality.
A phrase often used in advertising or descriptions to emphasize trustworthiness.
信頼の老舗が作る最高級の包丁です。
These are top-quality knives made by a trusted long-established shop.
Means 'prestigious' or 'renowned', often used for long-established shops with a distinguished history.
名門の老舗料亭で会食した。
We had a dinner meeting at a prestigious long-established restaurant.
Do not translate 'long-established shop' literally as 長く設立された店 (nagaku setsuritsu sareta mise). This sounds unnatural and is not idiomatic. Use 老舗 or the phrases provided.
老舗 can also refer to long-established companies, restaurants, inns, or manufacturers, not just retail shops. It broadly means 'long-established business'.