Sekiyado Seki - Sekiyado Seki

Japanese: 関宿関 - せきやどのせき

A checkpoint located on the Edogawa River under Sekijuku Castle in Shimousa Province (present-day Sekijuku Town, Chiba Prefecture). In 1616, Sekijuku Riverbank was designated as one of 16 designated shipping points along the Tone and Edo Rivers, and a checkpoint was established in 1631. Management of the checkpoint was entrusted to the Sekijuku Domain, and it is said that two head clerks, six to eight rank guards, two gatekeepers, and some foot soldiers were stationed there. The checkpoint selected 40 wholesalers from the three banks of Sekijuku Riverbank, Uchigashi, Mukogashi, and Mukoshimo, to screen the cargo of riverboats and travelers. The system was to screen ships traveling between northern Kanto and Edo, charge a fee to contracted ships, and issue shipping bills. It was abolished in 1869.

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Japanese:

下総国関宿城下（現千葉県関宿町）の江戸川に置かれた関所。1616年に関宿河岸が利根川・江戸川筋16の定船場の一つとされ，1631年に関所が設置された。関の管理は関宿藩に委任され，番頭２人，平番６−８人，門番２人のほか，足軽若干が配されていたという。関所は内(うち)河岸・向(むこう)河岸・向下(むこうしも)の３河岸からなる関宿河岸から問屋を40名選び，川船の積み荷や旅人の改めを請け負わせた。北関東と江戸を往来する船を改め，契約している船から手数料を取って通船手形を出す仕組みであった。1869年に廃された。

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