Surrounded rice - Kakoimomi

Japanese: 囲籾 - かこいもみ
Surrounded rice - Kakoimomi
In the Edo period, the shogunate ordered various feudal domains, towns, and villages to stockpile unhulled rice in preparation for emergencies. The purpose was to store rice in case of a storm, but from the mid-19th century onwards it was also used to regulate rice prices.

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Japanese:
囲米 (かこいまい) ともいう。江戸時代,幕府が非常時にそなえて,諸藩,町村などに命じて備蓄した籾米。備荒貯蓄が目的であったが,中期以降は米価調節にも利用された。

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