Izumi

The Izumi country around Fuchu and its neighbouring valleys contained temples, villages and wooded hills whose rights were repeatedly negotiated during the unification wars. In 1577 Oda Nobunaga prohibited military disorder, felling and arson at Matsuoji. Four years later his forces destroyed the temple and confiscated its lands; documents and a religious painting were carried to other communities for safekeeping.

The surveys of 1594 separated temple holdings, exempt woodland and taxable fields along the eastern Matsuo River. Toyotomi Hideyori subsequently supported the revival of local religious sites, including rebuilding Makio-san's main hall in 1603 and the Shinoda shrine buildings in 1604. Village affairs continued alongside these powerful patrons. In 1611 Mancho, Urata and Kajiya reached an agreement on the rotation of irrigation water from Nashimoto Pond. After 1615 the Matsuo valley villages became shogunal land. Such records show how warfare and rebuilding affected the management of fields, forests and water in this part of Izumi.