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The was a division of the eighth century Japanese government of the Imperial Court in Kyoto,〔Kawakami, Karl Kiyoshi. (1903). 〕 instituted in the Asuka period and formalized during the Heian period. The Ministry was reorganized in the Meiji period, and it existed until 1947. ==Overview== The needs of the Imperial Household has changed over time. The ambit of the Ministry's activities encompassed, for example: * supervision and maintenance of rice fields for the supply to the imperial family〔Kawakami, citing Ito Hirobumi, ''Commentaries on the Japanese Constitution,'' p. 87 (1889).〕 * oversight of the harvesting done on the Imperial domains〔 * orchestrating the presentation to the Emperor of rare delicacies as gifts from his subjects〔 * administration of the culinary and engineering departments of the court〔 * regulation of to breweries〔 * oversight of the court ladies〔 * oversight of court smiths〔 * management of court servants〔 * oversight of the Imperial wardrobe, etc.〔 * attending to the imperial princes and princesses of from the second to the fourth generation, inclusive〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ministry of the Imperial Household」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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