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As one of the so-called Eight Families, the Chô enjoyed an official income of 10,000 ''[[koku]]'', which yielded a net income of 3,500 ''koku''<ref>McClain. p107.</ref>. They bore their own vassal families, low-ranking samurai who pursued by-employments, such as growing apples and producing ''motoyui'' paper cords for styling hair, in order to supplement their income and support themselves<ref>p.109.</ref>.

As one of the so-called Eight Families, the Chô enjoyed an official income of 10,000 ''[[koku]]'', which yielded a net income of 3,500 ''koku''<ref>McClain. p107.</ref>. They bore their own vassal families, low-ranking samurai who pursued by-employments, such as growing apples and producing ''motoyui'' paper cords for styling hair, in order to supplement their income and support themselves<ref>p.109.</ref>.

The neighborhood where the Chô residence was once located along those of other samurai families is today called Nagamachi, and remains famous for those residences (''[[bushi yashiki]]'') which have been restored or maintained and can still be seen today<ref>p148.</ref>.

The neighborhood where the Chô residence was once located along those of other samurai families is today called Nagamachi, and remains famous for those residences (''[[buke yashiki]]'') which have been restored or maintained and can still be seen today<ref>p148.</ref>.

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