Kyoto Mansion

Japanese: 京屋敷 - きょうやしき

Edo period feudal domain residences in Kyoto. In the early Edo period, Kyoto was the base of control over Western Japan, and not only the feudal lords and magistrates of Western Japan, but also the Edo Shogunate had their residences in Kyoto. A 1637 (Kan'ei 14) Kyoto map confirmed that there were 20 eastern daimyo, 48 western daimyo, and over 60 samurai residences such as magistrates, with the residences of the Shoshidai and Shogunate officials mainly located around Nijo Castle, and the rest buried in various parts of the city. As Kyoto's political status declined with the promotion of a unified Shogunate government in the mid-Edo period, the functions of the Kyoto residences also changed, and they became the place to communicate ceremonies and rituals, purchase high-end crafts, obtain finance from Kyoto townspeople, and sell domestic products.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

江戸期の在京藩邸。江戸前期，西日本支配の拠点であった京都には，西日本の大名や代官衆はもちろん江戸幕閣も京屋敷を設けていた。寛永14年(1637)洛中絵図では，東国大名20，西国大名48，ほかに代官等の武家屋敷60余が確認され，主として所司代や幕閣の屋敷は二条城周辺に，その他は市中各所に埋没するかたちで分布している。江戸中期の統一的幕政の推進により京都の政治的地位が低下すると，京屋敷の機能も変質し，儀式典礼の連絡や高級工芸品の購入，また京都町人からの金融や国産品売りさばきの役割に転じた。

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