Kinza

For the name, see Kinza (name).

Kinza (金座) was the Tokugawa shogunate's officially sanctioned gold monopoly or gold guild (za)^[1] which was created in 1595.^[2] Initially, the Tokugawa shogunate was interested in assuring a consistent value in minted gold coins; and this led to the perceived need for attending to the supply of gold.

This bakufu title identifies a regulatory agency with responsibility for supervising the minting of gold coins and for superintending all gold mines, gold mining and gold-extraction activities in Japan.^[3]

See also

• Bugyō
• Kinzan-bugyō
• Ginza – Silver za (monopoly office or guild).
• Dōza – Copper za (monopoly office or guild).
• Shuza – Cinnabar za (monopoly office or guild)