Dajōkan

…Nara and Heian periods (710–857). Following the restoration of imperial power in 1868, the new government’s council of state was named after this ancient imperial institution. As reestablished, the Dajōkan was subdivided into an executive branch, a legislative branch, and six other departments. Reorganized several times, the Dajōkan was…

…agencies—the Council of State (Dajōkan), which combined within its functions the various practical aspects of administration, and the Office of Deities (Jingikan), a parallel bureaucracy for the worship of the deities. Prospective bureaucrats were required to study at a central college and to pass prescribed examinations; during their term…