Uratojuku

…The Toki and Usuda clans, who were vassals of the Uesugi clan in Shinano, also migrated to the area, and the Toki clan in particular became a feudal lord during the Sengoku period, with Edosaki as its base. On the border with Tojo Manor, the manor is home to Uradojuku (Futo), a small port town at a key point in river traffic. The priests of the temples and shrines of the entire manor formed an autonomous group called the Koryoshu, centered around the Kihara and Takaku shrines. This is rare for an eastern manor, and we can learn about its actual situation in detail. [Amino Yoshihiko]. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Uradokojuku" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…信濃で上杉氏被官となった土岐氏，臼田氏も現地に移住，とくに土岐氏は江戸崎を本拠に戦国大名となった。荘内には東条荘との境に，河川交通の要所で小港町の様相を持つ浦渡宿(古渡（ふつと）)があり，全荘の寺社供僧が木原･竹来（たかく）社を中心に祈禱衆という自治的集団をなすなど，東国荘園としては珍しくその実態を詳しく知りうる。【網野 善彦】。…

※「浦渡宿」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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