A jinya is a residence where a government office was located of the domain (han) of a daimyo (territorial lord) under the shogunate system in the Edo period, or a building acting as the residence and office of the daikan (local governor) of a tenryo (bakufu-owned piece of land).
陣屋（じんや）とは、江戸時代の幕藩体制における大名領（藩）の藩庁が置かれた屋敷、または徳川幕府天領の代官の住居および役所が置かれた建物のことである。