Saijō Jin'ya

Saijō Jin'ya is a regional government office from the Edo period built with traditional Japanese timber architecture and a symmetrical floor plan. The structure contains distinct rooms for administrative work, record-keeping, and housing officials, all arranged to reflect the hierarchy and order of feudal governance.

This building was established during the Edo period when Japan's Shogunate divided territories among regional governors. The office functioned for centuries as the seat of local government until the modernization of Japan in the late 1800s transformed its role.

This building housed the local magistrate who governed the region and made decisions that affected everyday people. The layout and rooms reveal how authority was organized and displayed in feudal society.

The site is open to visitors who want to explore the interior rooms and see how they were used in daily operations. Tours help explain the purpose of each space and show the original furnishings and objects still in place.

The grounds include gardens designed in their original Edo-period style, showing how nature was arranged to reflect the importance and prestige of the administrative center. Specific plant choices and their placement carried meaning about the authority and status of the place.