In Kumamoto Domain (the Hosokawa clan), three hereditary Karo family, including the Matsui clan, the Yoneda clan and the Ariyoshi clan, were called "Jokei Sanke" (three noble families).
なお、熊本藩（細川氏）においては、世襲家老家の松井氏・米田氏・有吉氏を上卿三家と呼んだ。