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*''Japanese'': 高札 ''(kousatsu)'' or 制札 ''(seisatsu)'' | *''Japanese'': 高札 ''(kousatsu)'' or 制札 ''(seisatsu)'' | ||
| − | ''Kôsatsu'' were signboards hung in [[Edo period]] towns to notify people of local laws, ordinances, and | + | ''Kôsatsu'' were signboards hung in [[Edo period]] towns to notify people of local laws, ordinances, and announcements. |
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| + | In post-stations (''[[shukuba]]''), signboards often also listed the costs of various services within the town, including the prices for hiring porters or [[denma|post-horses]] to carry luggage as far as the next station or river-crossing.<ref>Gallery labels, Futagawa-juku honjin shiryôkan.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/45579137824/sizes/4k/]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*Plaque on-site at restored ''kôsatsuba'', Futagawa-juku, Toyohashi, Aichi.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/46302537891/sizes/l/] | *Plaque on-site at restored ''kôsatsuba'', Futagawa-juku, Toyohashi, Aichi.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/46302537891/sizes/l/] | ||
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Latest revision as of 08:56, 22 May 2020
- Japanese: 高札 (kousatsu) or 制札 (seisatsu)
Kôsatsu were signboards hung in Edo period towns to notify people of local laws, ordinances, and announcements.
In post-stations (shukuba), signboards often also listed the costs of various services within the town, including the prices for hiring porters or post-horses to carry luggage as far as the next station or river-crossing.[1]
References
- Plaque on-site at restored kôsatsuba, Futagawa-juku, Toyohashi, Aichi.[2]
