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The ''Fushimi bugyô'', or Fushimi Magistrate, was a [[Tokugawa shogunate]] official charged with administering the town of [[Fushimi]]. The magistrate not only oversaw administrative and judicial matters pertaining to the town itself, but also river traffic along the [[Ujigawa]], [[Yodogawa]], and [[Takase canal]]; tax collection in neighboring villages; and other matters. The most prominent figure to hold this position was [[Kobori Enshu|Kobori Enshû]], known for designing numerous famous and significant gardens in and around [[Kyoto]].
The ''Fushimi bugyô'', or Fushimi Magistrate, was a [[Tokugawa shogunate]] official charged with administering the town of [[Fushimi]]. The magistrate not only oversaw administrative and judicial matters pertaining to the town itself, but also river traffic along the [[Ujigawa]], [[Yodogawa]], and [[Takase canal]]; tax collection in neighboring villages; and other matters. The most prominent figure to hold this position was [[Kobori Enshu|Kobori Enshû]], known for designing numerous famous and significant gardens in and around [[Kyoto]].
The ''bugyôsho'' (Magistrate's Office) itself was a large compound, containing west and east offices, with a main gate on the west side. Stone walls topped with a white plaster wall extended to the north and south of this gate, and ''yagura'' towers were in place to the north and south.
Naitô Masatsuna served as ''Fushimi bugyô'' in the [[Bakumatsu period]]. The position was abolished following the death of ''bugyô'' [[Hayashi Tadakata]] on [[1867]]/6/26, with Fushimi being placed into the jurisdiction of the Kyoto ''[[machi bugyo|machi bugyô]]''. The former ''bugyôsho'' then became the chief base for shogunate forces during the [[1868]] [[Battle of Toba-Fushimi]], during which the structure was severely damaged by [[Satsuma han]] cannon fire, and eventually burned down.
Naitô Masatsuna served as ''Fushimi bugyô'' in the [[Bakumatsu period]]. The position was abolished following the death of ''bugyô'' [[Hayashi Tadakata]] on [[1867]]/6/26, with Fushimi being placed into the jurisdiction of the Kyoto ''[[machi bugyo|machi bugyô]]''. The former ''bugyôsho'' then became the chief base for shogunate forces during the [[1868]] [[Battle of Toba-Fushimi]], during which the structure was severely damaged by [[Satsuma han]] cannon fire, and eventually burned down.