Sake Unjo - Sake Unjo

Japanese: 酒運上 - さけうんじょう

A sake brewing tax was imposed on the sake brewing industry during the Edo period. In the Middle Ages, there were sakaya-yaku and koji-yaku taxes, and even in the Edo period, various feudal domains imposed taxes from the early days under the names of sake transport tax and sake tax silver. In 1697 (Genroku 10), the shogunate issued a decree to impose a sake transport tax of one-third of the selling price across the country. The purpose of the tax was said to be to limit drinking by raising the price of sake. However, in reality, sake prices soared and demand did not decrease, so it was abolished in 1709 (Hoei 6). However, even after that, each domain continued to impose the sake transport tax as a major source of revenue.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

江戸時代，酒造業に対して課せられた酒造税。中世には酒屋役，麴役があり，江戸時代でも諸藩では初期から酒運上，酒役銀などの名目で課税された。幕府は1697年(元禄10)売価の3分の1の酒運上を課すように全国に布達した。課税の目的は酒価の引上げによって飲酒を制限するためであるとされた。しかし現実には酒価の高騰をきたし，需要の減少をみるにいたらず，1709年(宝永6)に廃止された。しかし以後も各藩ではなお有力財源として酒運上が課せられた。

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