仁丹の標識Kyoto has the largest collection of Jintan signs in Japan.
Jintan, a small pharmaceutical company based in Osaka, used to post these ads/street address signs on houses in the early part of the 20th century.
They all have the British (?) officer at the top, followed by the Jintan companycharacters （仁丹）, and then finally the street address.
The decades old signs were often tacked onto houses on corners, however they can be found on homes in the middle of blocks.
Perhaps the greatest concentration of the signs can be found in the city's "Gothic Quarter," west of Horikawa Dori.
Recently the signs have become prized as collector's items, and there has been some theft. When many of the older homes are torn down, the signs are often lost.
The Jintan Corporation also recently announced that it would add another 25 new signs in various locations throughout the city.
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