Aki

Aki lies in eastern Tosa, between the mountains of Shikoku and the Pacific coast. Its local lords struggled with the rising Chōsokabe family in the sixteenth century. After Yamauchi Kazutoyo entered Tosa in 1601, he placed the Gotō family in charge of Aki as one of several important outlying posts. The Gotō developed new fields, managed forest lands and promoted local crafts while serving the Tosa domain.