system as it existed in Tokugawa times is sometimes called terauke system (寺請制度, terauke seido) because of the certification (or terauke, because the tera...

temples and shrines to avoid Christianity. The Danka system (or terauke seido (寺請制度, temple-certification system)) was officially set by Tokugawa shogunate in...

and issued what was called a Shinto certificate (神道請, Shintō-uke) rather than a temple certificate (寺請, tera-uke) of affiliation. The Shogunate also provided...