Oban

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Ôban 大判 can also refer to a type of coin. See currency.
  • Japanese: 大番 (ooban)

Ôban was a title held by the wardens of Edo, Osaka, and Nijô castles during the Edo period.

References

  • Arai Hakuseki, Joyce Ackroyd (trans.), Told Round a Brushwood Fire, University of Tokyo Press (1979), 322.