Ten zen, of low rank.
Miki tskasa, office for presenting wine to the gods in the palace. Upon every household altar in Japan is seen a small bottle of wine.
Miki no kami, etc.
Ooneme tskasa, overseer of the female officers of the palace, O. no kami and O. no sakkan.
Mondo no tskasa, superintends the water supplied to the palace, M. no kami, M. no sakkan.
These (the Ooneme and the Mondo) are the two lowest offices in the eight boards. In the offices about the court the subordinate officers under the rank of kami are known by the general name of Shi kwang.
The second part of the Shoku gen sho relates to the Boo kang, executive and military departments.
Dan jo dai (Ch., Yu shi t’ai), was formerly at Miako, is now at Yedo. The Kebe ishi at Miako seems to be what remains of the office at that place. The office has very great power, acting apparently as police of the empire, the business being to arrest criminals of all descriptions. The office is within the inclosure of the castle at Yedo.
The head officer is the Dan jo in. He is of very high rank—sometimes of one of the royal families, or one of the three highest ministers.
The second is Dan jo no dai hitz; below him, D. sho hitz, etc.