City Chief - Ichinotsukasa

Japanese: 市司 - いちのつかさ

〘 noun 〙① A person who controls a market. Ichizukasa. ※Shoki (720), Emperor Kōtoku, 2nd year of the Taika era, March (Kitano Honkun) "The Ichinotsukasa has ceased collecting taxes on the important roads, Tsuwatari and Watashimori ."② One of the government offices under the Ritsuryo system. Under the Kyoto shoku, it is an office that is in charge of the wealth and goods of the market, as well as buying and selling, and also investigates irregularities such as the weight of regulations and the prices of goods bought and sold. There are East and West Ichinotsukasa, and its officials include Masashi, Suke, Reishi and Kacho. Ichizukasa. ※Ryo Gikai (718), Seki City "The Ichinotsukasa is responsible for the _current value _{of goods} , _as well as the prices of _goods _sold _and _bought ."

Ichi-zukasa [City Governor]

〘Noun〙① = Ichinotsukasa (City Governor) ①※Iroha Jiruishō (1177-81) “Ichitsukasa” ② = Ichinotsukasa (City Governor) ②※Kumogatahon Kyogen・Ushiuma (Late Muromachi-Early Early Modern Period) “It is said that he will be pardoned from all miscellaneous public duties and appointed as City Governor .”

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 市場の支配者。いちづかさ。※書紀（720）孝徳・大化二年三月（北野本訓）「市司(いちノつかさ)要(みめ)の路・津渡・渡子(わたしもり)の調賦(みつき)を罷(や)めて」② 令制における官司の一つ。京職の下に属して、市店の財貨、売買のことをつかさどり、また度量の軽重、売買の価格などの非違を取り調べる役所。東市司と西市司があり、職員に正、佑、令史、価長等がある。いちづかさ。※令義解（718）関市「市司准_二貨物時価_一。為_二三等_一。十日為_二一簿_一。在_レ市案記」