Imperial Storehouse - Kinri Okura

Japanese: 禁裏御倉 - きんりおくら

In the Middle Ages, two Doso (storehouses) were appointed to handle the receipt and disbursement of the Imperial Court's money and rice tax, the safekeeping of Imperial possessions, the provision of necessary funds, and the offering of sake and food. The name remained in use into the early modern period, up until the Meiji Restoration. It may also refer to the position and status of the Doso, the Imperial Court's storehouse. As a result of the decline of the Ritsuryo government offices, certain Doso were designated to handle the major parts of the Imperial Court's finances, such as financial affairs, trust affairs, and the safekeeping of treasures, and were similar to the Kubo Gokura of the Muromachi Shogunate.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

中世，禁裏の金銭･年貢米などの出納，御物保管，必要金の用立て，酒饌の進献などを行った御用の土倉（どそう）のことで，上下二つの土倉が任命された。名義は近世にも残り，明治維新まで及んでいる。また，その職掌，身分としての禁裏御倉職をいう場合もある。律令官衙機構が衰退した結果として，朝廷の金融や信託業務，財宝の保管など禁裏財政の主要部分を，特定の土倉を指定して請け負わせたもので，室町幕府の公方御倉と同様のものである。

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