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The ''Naminashi-maru'' was one of the chief personal ships of the [[Hosokawa clan]] lord of [[Kumamoto han]]. A ''[[gozabune]]'', it was grand in design and ornately decorated to display the wealth, power, and cultivation of the Hosokawa, and featured a special compartment (''goza'' or ''yakata'') employed by the ''daimyô'' himself. It was regularly used by the Hosokawa lords for the maritime portion of their ''[[sankin kotai|sankin kôtai]]'' journeys to [[Edo]], sailing between [[Tsurusaki]]<ref>An [[Inland Sea]] port on the east side of Kyushu, near [[Beppu]].</ref> and [[Osaka]], or between [[Kokura]] and [[Hyogo no tsu|Hyôgo no tsu]].<ref>It was common for ''daimyô'' to follow different ''sankin kôtai'' routes; some ''daimyô'' merely changed their route over the course of the Edo period, but others, like the Hosokawa, alternated between different routes depending on conditions, or depending on the lord's whims.</ref>

The ''Naminashi-maru'' was one of the chief personal ships of the [[Hosokawa clan]] lord of [[Kumamoto han]]. A ''[[gozabune]]'', it was grand in design and ornately decorated to display the wealth, power, and cultivation of the Hosokawa, and featured a special compartment (''goza'' or ''yakata'') employed by the ''daimyô'' himself. It was regularly used by the Hosokawa lords for the maritime portion of their ''[[sankin kotai|sankin kôtai]]'' journeys to [[Edo]], sailing between [[Tsurusaki]]<ref>An [[Inland Sea]] port on the east side of Kyushu, near [[Beppu]].</ref> and [[Osaka]], or between [[Kokura]] and [[Hyogo no tsu|Hyôgo no tsu]].<ref>It was common for ''daimyô'' to follow different ''sankin kôtai'' routes; some ''daimyô'' merely changed their route over the course of the Edo period, but others, like the Hosokawa, alternated between different routes depending on conditions, or depending on the lord's whims.</ref>

The ''Naminashi-maru'' was first constructed in [[1624]] by [[Hosokawa Tadaoki]], and was rebuilt numerous times,<ref>In [[1660]], [[1686]], [[1799]], [[1834]], and 1839. ''Hosokawa-ke monjo'', 198.</ref> such that it continued to exist, albeit in new incarnations, throughout the rest of the [[Edo period]]. The ''goza'' ("honorable seat") section of the sixth incarnation of the ship (built in [[1839]]) survives today, and is typically on display in [[Kumamoto castle]]. This sixth incarnation of the ship was some eighteen meters long and six or seven meters wide.

The ''Naminashi-maru'' was first constructed in [[1624]] by [[Hosokawa Tadaoki]], and was rebuilt numerous times,<ref>In [[1660]], [[1686]], [[1799]], [[1834]], and 1839. ''Hosokawa-ke monjo'', 198.</ref> such that it continued to exist, albeit in new incarnations, throughout the rest of the [[Edo period]]. The ''goza'' ("honorable seat") section of the sixth incarnation of the ship (built in [[1839]]) survives today, and has been designated an [[Important Cultural Property]]. It is typically on display in [[Kumamoto castle]]. This sixth incarnation of the ship was some eighteen meters long and six or seven meters wide.

The ''goza'' is a small rectangular room which, on the inside at least, was constructed in essentially the same style as the rooms of a ''daimyô'' mansion: the floors are lined with [[tatami]], the walls with colorful paintings on a gold-foiled ground, and the ceiling in lacquered lattice, with gold ornaments and ornate paintings. A set of sliding screens (''[[fusuma]]'') divide this space into two sections: the ''goza-no-ma'', where the ''daimyô'' would sit, and the ''tsugi-no-ma'', where retainers and others would sit to face the ''daimyô''. The ''goza-no-ma'' was elevated one step above the ''tsugi-no-ma'' in height, allowing the ''daimyô'' to sit literally higher than those he met with; this was not only a nominal or symbolic representation of hierarchy - it also likely genuinely served to make him appear more impressive or imposing.

The ''goza'' is a small rectangular room which, on the inside at least, was constructed in essentially the same style as the rooms of a ''daimyô'' mansion: the floors are lined with [[tatami]], the walls with colorful paintings on a gold-foiled ground, and the ceiling in lacquered lattice, with gold ornaments and ornate paintings. A set of sliding screens (''[[fusuma]]'') divide this space into two sections: the ''goza-no-ma'', where the ''daimyô'' would sit, and the ''tsugi-no-ma'', where retainers and others would sit to face the ''daimyô''. The ''goza-no-ma'' was elevated one step above the ''tsugi-no-ma'' in height, allowing the ''daimyô'' to sit literally higher than those he met with; this was not only a nominal or symbolic representation of hierarchy - it also likely genuinely served to make him appear more impressive or imposing.