from the beginning sabae was ruled by manabe clan. the sabae area used to be the gate town of jōshō temple. in the edo period, the west-sabae jin'ya (administrative headquarter for a small province) was under the direct control of the shogunate. at that time, sabae was the gate town until 1871. in meantime sabae jin'ya became sabae han (historical term for the estate of a daimyo in the edo period) (1720-1871)