Its height was from the Meiji period to the Taisho period and there were many tsuzura craftsman in Nihonbashi (Chuo Ward, Tokyo), a famous town for kimono, and there was also a tsuzura traders' union.
最盛期は明治時代から大正時代にかけてのころで、呉服の街として名高い日本橋(東京都中央区)には葛籠の職人も多く、葛籠屋の組合もあった。