Mineyama Domain (Tango)

It was centered around the Mineyama jin'ya which was located in what is now the city of Kyōtango and was controlled by a cadet branch tozama daimyō Kyōgoku clan throughout all of its history.

[1][2][3] Following the Battle of Sekigahara, Kyōgoku Takatomo was awarded the entire province of Tango and established Miyazu Domain.

During the tenure of the 5th daimyō, Kyōgoku Takanaga, the technique of producing a type of crepe cloth known as Tango chirimen was introduced from Nishijin in Kyoto, with the fabric soon becoming a local specialty and major source of income for the domain.

The 6th daimyō, Kyōgoku Takahisa, served as a wakadoshiyori in the Shogunal administration, and was a major supporting character in the novel Onihei Hankachō by Ikenami Shōtarō.

The tree is estimated to be 250 to 300 years old, so it was planted around the time the jin’ya was first constructed.