Kyoto merchant
Archaic term for a merchant from Kyoto, often with connotations of shrewdness or worldliness.
In the Edo period, Kyoto merchants were regarded as having a keen business sense.
well-informed and loose-lipped Kyotoite
Archaic, often derogatory term for a Kyoto native who is knowledgeable about current affairs but indiscreet; related to 京雀.
See also: 京雀
Like 京雀, 京烏 is an old word for a talkative Kyotoite.
Compound of 京 (Kyoto) and 烏 (crow). The exact origin is uncertain; likely a metaphorical or derogatory nickname for Kyoto merchants or residents, possibly comparing their talkativeness or dark clothing to crows.