Jubun no Ichiyaku - One-tenth role

Japanese: 十分一役 - じゅうぶんのいちやく

Taxes imposed on mines and other areas during the Edo period. In many cases, residents of mines were semi-isolated into special areas called "yamanaka" or "sakunai" for the purpose of control and management, but necessities for the people's livelihood were brought in by outside merchants. The merchants were allowed to trade in the mountains by paying 1/10 of the silver value of their goods in advance to the government office (bansho). If they did not sell enough to meet the payment, the money was refunded when they left the mountains.

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Japanese:

江戸時代，鉱山などにおける課役(かやく)。鉱山関連の居住者は多くの場合，統制・管理上から山中(やまなか)・柵内などと称する特別区になかば隔離されていたが，そこでの暮らし向きのための必需品が外部の商人から持ち込まれた。その商人は商品の代銀(だいぎん)の10分１を前もって十分一役所（番所）に納めることで山中での商いを許可されていた。前納分ほど売れなかった場合は山中から出る際に返金された。

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