Fukuoka Kuroda Edo mansion
One of the onigawara roof tiles from the mansion, today in the collection of the Tokyo National Museum.
- Japanese: 黒田家の江戸屋敷 (Kuroda-ke no Edo yashiki)
As a result of the sankin kôtai system requiring daimyô to spend a certain portion of time in Edo, and requiring certain of their close relatives to remain in Edo on a long-term basis as hostages, most if not all han maintained mansions in the city.
The Kuroda clan, lords of Fukuoka han in Kyûshû, maintained their mansion in what is now Tokyo's Chiyoda-ku. Today, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is based on the site.
References
- Plaque/gallery label for onigawara on display at the Tokyo National Museum, August 2013.