A jinya also refers to a residence where the government office of the chigyosho, which is a domain of the bakufu hatamoto (direct retainers of the bakufu, a form of Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) or karo (chief retainer) of a big domain, was located.
また旗本領や大藩の家老の所領地である知行所の政庁が置かれた屋敷も含まれる。