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The lord of Kaga han typically [[sankin kotai|arrived in Edo]] with an entourage of 8,000, leaving roughly 4,000 behind afterwards to help manage his estates.
The lord of Kaga han typically [[sankin kotai|arrived in Edo]] with an entourage of 8,000, leaving roughly 4,000 behind afterwards to help manage his estates.
The grounds of the ''kami-yashiki'' also included Ikutoku-en, regarded as one of the most beautiful gardens in Edo.<ref name=pond>Plaque at Sanshiro Pond, University of Tokyo.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15986158901/sizes/l]</ref> The garden, given to the Maeda by the shogunate following the successful [[siege of Osaka]] in [[1615]], was built up considerably under [[Maeda Toshitsune]], and later by [[Maeda Tsunanori]]. It features a pond cut in the shape of the [[kanji]] for ''kokoro'' (心, "heart"); the pond was later made famous as "Sanshiro Pond" by novelist [[Natsume Soseki]].<ref name=pond/>
While the lord resided at the ''kami-yashiki'', the domain maintained three other mansions in the city. The ''naka-yashiki'' ("middle mansion") in Komagome covered over 20,000 ''tsubo'', and the ''shimo-yashiki'' ("lower mansion") at Itabashi covered nearly 200,000 ''tsubo''. A ''kakae-yashiki'' at Fukagawa, meanwhile, covered less than 3,000 ''tsubo'', and served mainly to manage areas of rice fields which contributed to supporting the feeding and funding of the other mansions.<ref>Gallery labels, "Upper, Middle, and Lower Residences of Kaga Domain," National Museum of Japanese History.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/12591023803/sizes/h/]</ref>
While the lord resided at the ''kami-yashiki'', the domain maintained three other mansions in the city. The ''naka-yashiki'' ("middle mansion") in Komagome covered over 20,000 ''tsubo'', and the ''shimo-yashiki'' ("lower mansion") at Itabashi covered nearly 200,000 ''tsubo''. A ''kakae-yashiki'' at Fukagawa, meanwhile, covered less than 3,000 ''tsubo'', and served mainly to manage areas of rice fields which contributed to supporting the feeding and funding of the other mansions.<ref>Gallery labels, "Upper, Middle, and Lower Residences of Kaga Domain," National Museum of Japanese History.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/12591023803/sizes/h/]</ref>