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*''Japanese'': 御城米船 ''(go jou mai sen)''
''Gojômaisen'' were ships employed by the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] to carry rice collected from shogunate lands (''tenryô'') as taxes (''[[nengu|nengû]]'') to shogunate storehouses in [[Nagasaki]], [[Osaka]], [[Sunpu]], and elsewhere.
The ships were all privately owned by commoners, who were paid by the shogunate for their use. The rate of payment was fixed by regulation, and the operation was carefully monitored in order to ensure the safety of the ships and cargo. When being used for this purpose - that is, when carrying official shogunate goods - these ships flew flags featuring a [[hinomaru|red sun motif]].<ref>"Satsuma to Hinomaru no yurai," gallery label, Museum of the Meiji Restoration.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/21554289511/sizes/h/]</ref>
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==References==
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%BE%A1%E5%9F%8E%E7%B1%B3%E8%88%B9-64815 Gojômaisen]," Britannica Kokusai daihyakka jiten, Britannica Japan (2014).
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[[Category:Ships]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
''Gojômaisen'' were ships employed by the [[Tokugawa shogunate]] to carry rice collected from shogunate lands (''tenryô'') as taxes (''[[nengu|nengû]]'') to shogunate storehouses in [[Nagasaki]], [[Osaka]], [[Sunpu]], and elsewhere.
The ships were all privately owned by commoners, who were paid by the shogunate for their use. The rate of payment was fixed by regulation, and the operation was carefully monitored in order to ensure the safety of the ships and cargo. When being used for this purpose - that is, when carrying official shogunate goods - these ships flew flags featuring a [[hinomaru|red sun motif]].<ref>"Satsuma to Hinomaru no yurai," gallery label, Museum of the Meiji Restoration.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/21554289511/sizes/h/]</ref>
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==References==
*"[https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%BE%A1%E5%9F%8E%E7%B1%B3%E8%88%B9-64815 Gojômaisen]," Britannica Kokusai daihyakka jiten, Britannica Japan (2014).
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[[Category:Ships]]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
