Imamiya Shrine

Japanese: 今宮神人 - いまみやじにん

A type of Imperial Court tribute belonging to the Kuraryo (Curaryo). They are also called Imamiya tribute. They were originally fishermen who lived in Imamiyahama, Settsu (present-day Naniwa Ward, Osaka City), but in the late Heian period they became jinin (shrine attendants) of the Ebisu Shrine Hirotasha (Imamiya Ebisu Shrine) and engaged in buying and selling seafood. In 911, when Imamiyahama was designated as the Imperial Court's kitchen, they became Mizushidokoro tribute attendants. In the early Muromachi period, they became palanquin bearers of Kyoto's Gion Shrine Omiya, and were allowed to sell clams and other products during the Gion Festival, so they were called "Imamiya clam sellers." In 1391, there was a dispute with merchants at Yodo Fish Market over sales rights, and in 1516, there was also a dispute with the Goshu Awazuza, and the Imamiya Shrine priests were given the right to sell fresh produce such as shellfish that could be transported to relatively long distances. Their activities continued until the end of the Sengoku period.

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Japanese:

内蔵寮(くらりょう)所属の禁裏供御人(くごにん)の一種。今宮供御人ともいう。もとは摂津今宮浜（現大阪市浪速区）に集住する漁師であったが，平安末期に夷神広田社（今宮戎神社）の神人(じにん)となり，魚介類の売買に従事した。911年今宮浜が禁裏の御厨に指定されたことにより，御厨子所(みずしどころ)供御人となった。室町初期には京都祇園社大宮の駕輿丁(かよちょう)となり，祇園祭の期間中，蛤などの販売を許されていたので，〈今宮の蛤売〉とよばれた。1391年淀魚市の商人と販売権をめぐって争論となり，1516年には江州粟津座とも争っており，今宮神人は貝などの生鮮物のうち比較的遠隔地に運べるものを扱う権利が定められた。その活動は戦国末期までみられた。

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