Daily seat - Hiyoza

Japanese: 日用座 - ひようざ

Also written as "Nichiyoza." This was an organization established by the Edo Shogunate to control day laborers in Edo city. It was issued by the Shogunate in 1665 (Kanbun 5), but earlier, in 1653 (Shoo 2), the Shogunate had ordered day laborers to receive day labor tags from the top of their heads in an attempt to control day laborers, and this was a further strengthening of that order. At first, Yasui Chozaemon and Tsuji Kanshiro from Hakuyacho were appointed as Nichiyoza, and the targets of the order included day laborers such as scaffolders, hand laborers, rice saddlers, carriers, and light basket carriers (later it was expanded to include palanquin carriers, government day laborers, and commuter day laborers).

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

日傭座とも書く。江戸幕府が江戸市中で日傭(日雇，日用)人を取り締まるために設けた機関。1665年(寛文5)に幕府が令したものであるが，それ以前の1653年(承応2)に，幕府は日傭人に頭から日傭札を受けることを命じて日傭人の取締りをはかっており，それを一段と強化したものである。最初は箔屋町の安井長左衛門，辻勘四郎の2人に日用座を命じ，鳶口，手子（てこ）の者，米舂（こめつき），背負（せおい），軽子(軽籠)などの日傭人がその対象となった(その後，駕籠かきや公儀の日傭者，通日雇（とおしひやとい）などへと拡大した)。

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