Key taking - Key taking

Japanese: 鍵取 - かぎとり

Originally, they were responsible for keeping the keys to the storehouse and handling the receipts and disbursements. They were also written as Kagitori. Under the Ritsuryo Code, two Tenyaku (seniors) were placed in the Ministry of Central Affairs, and they were read as Kagi no Tsukasa and Kaitori. There were also Kagitori as guardians in the provinces and at the Sokosho. In the Middle Ages, there were Kagitori at shrines and temples such as Usa Hachimangu Shrine, Hizen Kawakami Shrine, and Chikuzen Kanzeonji Temple. In the Jodo Shinshu sect, the Kagitori who opened and closed the founder's mizushi (shrine altar) was also called Kinban. Kagitori could also be found in manors, such as Bingo Ota Manor, which was the domain of Mount Koya, as one of the manor officials. In the early modern period, the person in charge of managing the gokura (storehouses) was called Kagitori.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

本来は倉庫の鍵を預かり出納にあたる役。鎰取とも書く。律令では中務省に大少の典鑰（てんやく）が各2人おかれ，〈かぎのつかさ〉〈かいとり〉と読まれた。また，国にも徭丁として鎰取がいたし，僧綱所にもいた。中世には宇佐八幡宮，肥前河上社，筑前観世音寺等の社寺にも鎰取がいた。浄土真宗では開山の御厨子（みずし）の開閉にあたる鎰取を勤番とも呼んだ。荘園でも高野山領備後大田荘にも荘官の一員として鎰取がみられる。近世では郷倉の管理にあたる者を鎰取と呼んだ。

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