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A kōsatsu (, literally "High plaque"), also called Seisatsu (, literally "Controlling plaque"), was a

public notice A public notice is a form of notice given to the general public, public regarding certain types of legal proceedings. __TOC__ By government Public notices are issued by a government agency or legislative body in certain rulemaking or lawmaking p ...

of the han-lord's or

shogun , officially , was the title of the military aristocracy, rulers of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868. Nominally appointed by the Emperor of Japan, Emperor, shoguns were usually the de facto rulers of the country, exc ...

's proclamations earlier in Japanese history. They were local or nationwide laws written on a wooden plate, placed in the ''kōsatsu-ba'' of the ''

shukuba were Stage station, staging post stations during the Edo period in Japan, generally located on one of the Edo Five Routes or one of its sub-routes. They were also called ''shuku-eki'' (宿駅). These stage stations, or "" developed around them, ...

'' or '' sekisho'' ( 関所), the border between han, where there was frequent traffic. The kōsatsu was used from the late

Nara Period The of the history of Japan covers the years from 710 to 794. Empress Genmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara). Except for a five-year period (740–745), when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capita ...

until the early

Meiji period The was an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912. The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonizatio ...

. One of the kosatsu in the

Edo Period The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok ...

was on prohibiting Christianity. As the people's

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

improved and the modern nation emerged, the kōsatsu was abolished in 1873 and eventually replaced by the

Kanpō was a , also known as Kampō, after '' Genbun'' and before '' Enkyō.'' This period spanned the years from February 1741 through February 1744. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * 1741 : Based on the belief in Chinese astrology that ...

(Japanese

government gazette A government gazette (also known as an official gazette, official journal, official newspaper, official monitor or official bulletin) is a periodical publication that has been authorised to publish public or legal notices. It is usually establish ...

) and other means of public notice.

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{{Commonscat, Kōsatsu 1873 establishments in Japan Legal history of Japan * History of communication zh:高札場

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