In the Edo period, the Bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) provided Daimyo with land in the neighborhood of Edo-jo Castle or in suburban areas where daimyo built their houses, and they also kept residences in Osaka or in Kyoto for their own convenience.
江戸時代においては、大名が幕府より土地を与えられて江戸城近辺や郊外に構えたもの、また、各大名の事情により大坂や京都にも構えられた。