Jito (地頭 Jitō) were medieval land stewards in Japan, especially in the Kamakura and Muromachi Shogunates. Appointed by the Shogun, Jito managed manors including national holdings governed by the provincial governor (kokushi). The term jito began to be used in the late Heian period as an adjectival word like "local". For example, a jito person (地頭人) meant a local influential. Later, jito was sometimes used to call persons who manage each local manor. For… (More on Jito)