【さんきんこうたい】

    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
  1. daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)historical term
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  1. daimyo's alternating Edo residence
    2. This term refers to the system during the Edo period where daimyo (feudal lords) were required to alternate their residence between their domain and Edo (now Tokyo) as a means of ensuring loyalty to the shogunate.
    His domain was required to comply with the alternating Edo residence system.
    The reason for the establishment of the alternating residence system was to strengthen central authority.
  2. official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
    3. This aspect emphasizes the formal obligations of daimyo to attend government sessions or ceremonies in Edo as part of their duty to the shogun, which served both political and social purposes.
    All the daimyo gathered in Edo for important ceremonies as part of their official attendance service.
    The alternating residence system was a strict obligation for daimyo to travel to Edo regardless of day or night.
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