The Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) established Saikudokoro within a castle as an institution manufacturing handicrafts under the control of Wakadoshiyori (a managerial position in Edo bakufu), in order to satisfy demand within the Edo-jo Castle.
江戸幕府においては若年寄支配にて江戸城内の需要を満たすための工芸品製作が行う機関として城内に設置されていた。