During the Sengoku period (period of Warring States), the title "jito" continued to be used in Satsuma and Osumi Provinces, which were ruled by the Shimazu and Kimotsuki clans.
戦国時代、島津氏支配地や肝付氏支配地であった薩摩国や大隅国では「地頭」の名称が残った。