Jisho

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Noun
1. governmental position of the shogunate, responsible for the management of temples and shrines
Wikipedia definition
2. Jisha-bugyōJisha-bugyō was a "commissioner" or an "overseer" of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo period Japan. Appointments to this prominent office were always fudai daimyō, the lowest-ranking of the shogunate offices to be so restricted. Conventional interpretations have construed these Japanese titles as "commissioner" or "overseer. " This bakufu title identifies an official with responsibility for supervision of shrines and temples.
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