But some Shinpan (Tokugawa's relatives) and fudai daimyo like the Mito Tokugawa family, exempted from sankin-kotai, resided in Edo permanently because their demesnes were located near Edo or small.
ただし、水戸徳川家などの一部の親藩・譜代大名は、領地が江戸に近かったり領地が小さいことから、例外として交代を行わずに江戸に常駐した。