The end of XVII - the first half of the XVIII in . [ The system of penthouses (goniyagumi) was an organization of peasants of five, and sometimes more neighboring houses, created inside the village on the orders of the government and bound by a circular arm. In Japan, five-doors appeared in the middle of the VII in . during the Taika reform period (645-650.)[edit] ) At the end of the 16th century in. [ ) During the reign of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, samurai were ordered to unite in five-yards, and the lower class, "cherny" (genin) - in ten-yards.... In the village, the goningumi system became widespread from 1623-1637. In response to the government's desire to strengthen control over the population... Japanese historians attribute the design of five-yards in the ubiquitous system to the 50-60s of the XVII century. when the records of brief, wordless prescriptions turned into extensive, versatile documents, and orders covered all spheres of the peasant's life