guaikoku-jimu-kioku

Updated: May 8, 2025

This department had charge of the capital and the five home provinces, of land and water transport in all the provinces, of post-towns and post-roads, of barriers and fairs, and of the governors of castles, towns, ports, etc. Guaikoku-Jimu-Kioku, or Department of Foreign Affairs. This department had charge of foreign relations, treaties, trade, recovery of lands, and sustenance of the people.

Toyokichi Iyenaga - The Constitutional Development of Japan 1863-1881