Editing Edo (section)

==Government and administration==
Edo's municipal government was under the responsibility of the ''[[rōjū]]'', the senior officials who oversaw the entire ''bakufu'' – the government of the Tokugawa shogunate. The administrative definition of Edo was called {{Nihongo|''Gofunai''|御府内|4=litt. "where the government is"}}.

The ''[[Kanjō-bugyō]]'' (finance commissioners) were responsible for the financial matters of the shogunate,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Deal |first1=William E. |title=Handbook to life in medieval and early modern Japan |date=2007 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0195331264 |location=New York}}</ref> whereas the ''[[Jisha-bugyō|Jisha-Bugyō]]'' handled matters related to shrines and temples. The {{Nihongo|''[[Machi-bugyō]]''|町奉行}} were ''[[samurai]]'' (at the very beginning of the shogunate [[Daimyo|daimyōs]], later [[hatamoto]]) officials appointed to keep the order in the city, with the word designating both the heading magistrate, the magistrature and its organization. They were in charge of Edo's day-to-day administration, combining the role of police, judge and fire brigade. There were two offices, the South Machi-Bugyō and the North Machi-Bugyō, which had the same geographical jurisdiction in spite of their name but rotated roles on a monthly basis. Despite their extensive responsibilities, the teams of the Machi-Bugyō were rather small, with 2 offices of 125 people each. The Machi-Bugyō did not have jurisdiction over the samurai residential areas, which remained under the shogunate direct rule. The geographical jurisdiction of the Machi-Bugyō did not exactly coincide with the Gofunai, creating some complexity on the handling on the matters of the city. The Machi-bugyō oversaw the numerous Machi where shonin lived through representatives called {{Nihongo|''Machidoshiyori''|町年寄}}. Each Machi had a Machi leader called {{Nihongo|''[[Nanushi]]''|名主}}, who reported to a {{Nihongo|''Machidoshiyori''|町年寄}} who himself was in charge of several Machis.