Although the mound for used chasen, built for this service, is found throughout the country today, making the mound is thought to be a relatively new custom that became widespread from the Taisho to Showa periods.
この目的で建立されるのが茶筅塚で、現在では全国各地に見られるが、これは大正から昭和にかけて広まった比較的新しい習慣らしい。