Among documents left by the Tokuyama Mōri clan of the Tokuyama domain (now Yamaguchi Prefecture), there is a copy of the revision of the Buke shohatto (Laws for the Military Houses) issued by Tokugawa Iemitsu, which made alternate attendance an official duty. (Courtesy of the Yamaguchi Prefectural Archives)
Jūman-goku gokazō-go hatsu-gonyūkoku otomo tate no zu (The First Return Home After the Increase to 100,000 Koku) shows the procession back home from Edo after the Tsuyama domain had its income increased by 50,000 koku to 100,000. The domain leader in the litter was Matsudaira Naritaka. (Courtesy Tsuyama City Museum)
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