mikotomochi

Updated: July 25, 2026

Moreover, the appointments were given, as far as possible, to the former miyatsuko or mikotomochi. An ordinance was now issued for placing a petition-box in the Court and hanging a bell near it. The box was intended to serve as a receptacle for complaints and representations. Anyone had a right to present such documents.

F. (Frank) Brinkley - A History of the Japanese People : From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era