For example, Naniwa-gumi (later Naniwa-ko) designated serious and high-grade hatago along main kaido (road) and had member hatago place a sign as a mark and handed a given kansatsu (license plate) over to each traveler who joined the association so that travelers could show it when staying in the inn.
例えば、浪花組（後の浪花講）では、主要街道筋の真面目な優良旅籠を指定し、加盟宿には目印の看板をかけさせるとともに、組合に加入している旅人に所定の鑑札を渡して宿泊の際に提示させるようにした。