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Imperial Court from the different provinces increased exceedingly, so that a Great Treasure-house had to be constructed for their reception and Soga-no-Machi-no-Sukune was appointed Superintendent of the Three Treasuries (namely, the Imikura or Sacred Treasury, the Uchikura or Treasury of the Imperial Household, and the Okura or Great Treasury) (96), whilst the Hata Family were entrusted with depositing, putting in and taking out the tributary goods, and the two Fumi Families on the East and West of the Capital (97) were appointed officers in charge of the account books for the tribute preserved in the Three Treasuries. Hence the two family names “Uchikura” and “Okura” were conferred on the Aya (98) (Kan) Family, and this is the reason why the descendants of the Hata (Shin) and Aya (Kan) Families belong to the Kurabe or Hereditary Corporation attached to the Treasuries and are still entrusted with the Superintendence of the Treasuries.
When the Empress (Suiko) reigned at the Oharida Palace, (99) the descendants of Futotama fell into insignificance, but, thanks to the Imperial grace, they were still permitted to retain the office of a Court Shinto Priest, although greatly ruined and far inferior in rank to that of their ancestors.
In the fourth year of Byakuho, (100) when the Emperor (Kotoku) reigned at the Toyosaki (101) Palace at Nagara (102) in Naniwa, (103) Sakashi, (104) a member of the Imbe Family, holding Obito rank, whose cap grade was the Lesser Shoke (105) or Small Flower, was appointed Chief of the Shinto Priests at Court (The present Jingi Haku (106) or Sacerdotal Chief of
