Amagi charcoal - Amagizumi

...In addition, in 1759 (the 9th year of the Horeki era), the Mishima magistrate was abolished and the control of the Izu Province Tenryo was handed over to the hereditary magistrate, the Egawa clan, whose residence was in Nirayama (the Nirayama magistrate), and this continued until 1868 (the 1st year of the Meiji era) when Nirayama Prefecture was established, but the control area was reduced to 10,000-30,000 koku by the end of the Edo period. In the mid-modern period, Izu was included in the local economic sphere around Edo, and sent Amagi charcoal, Izu stone, seafood, and other products to the Edo market. Amagi charcoal was produced from raw materials used by the government in the Amagiyama Imperial Forest, and transported to Edo to meet Edo's consumption. ...

*Some of the terminology used to refer to "Amagi Coal" is listed below.

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…また，59年(宝暦9)三島代官が廃され，韮山に屋敷を構える世襲代官江川氏に伊豆国天領支配はゆだねられ(韮山代官)，以降，1868年(明治1)の韮山県までつづくが，支配所は1万～3万石で幕末には減少した。　近世中期の伊豆は，江戸地回り経済圏に入り，天城炭，伊豆石，海産物等を江戸市場に送った。天城炭は，天城山御林で御用材の原材の下付をうけて製炭，江戸に運搬され，江戸の消費にこたえた。…

※「天城炭」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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