 The domain remained in the hands of his descendants until the Meiji restoration.Although administered as a part of Owari Domain, the position of Takasu Domain was somewhat ambiguous, as it was authorized directly by the shogunate rather than by Owari Domain.On the other hand, its "daimyō" lived permanently in Edo, and administered domain affairs through appointed officials, rather than residing in the domain and was thus not subject to "Sankin-kōtai".