In its glory days between the Taisho Period and early Showa Period, there were approximately 40 kenban, 439 okiya and 1350 geigi but there is only geishamatsuyama remaining in Ehime Prefecture.
大正～昭和初期の全盛期には、県内で検番が約40軒、置屋が439軒、芸妓が1350人いたが、現在は愛媛県で松山検番1軒のみとなっている。