"Fu" and "ken" (prefectures) and "han" (domain) to which Chihanji was assigned were basically called by the place name of their respective capital place, such as Osaka-fu, Shinagawa-ken, or Yamaguchi-han.
各府県および知藩事任命後の藩は、いくつかの例外を除いて、それぞれの府藩県庁所在地名によって「大阪府」「品川県」「山口藩」などと呼ぶのを原則としていた。