Danka system
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It was used to persecute Christians.[2]
In the Meiji Restoration it was replaced with Shrine Parishioner Registration.
Danka System Media
The shūmon ninbetsu aratamechō, or danka register, of a village called Kumagawa near Fussa, Tokyo
