In the case of Kanagawa-juku ("way-station"), the port that was actually opened was in the village of Yokohama (today's Naka ward in the city of Yokohama) which was quite far from the path of the main road, and similarly in the case of Hyogo, the port opened was in the village of Kobe (modern-day Chuo ward of the city of Kobe) which was also far from the main road, but in any case foreigners were allowed to rent land in certain sections of the ports and to purchase buildings or build houses, warehouses, and trading houses.
実際に開港されたのは、神奈川宿の場合、街道筋から離れた横浜村（現横浜市中区(横浜市)）であり、兵庫津の場合もやはりかなり離れた神戸村（現神戸市中央区(神戸市)）であったが、いずれにしても開港場には外国人が一定区域の範囲で土地を借り、建物を購入し、あるいは住宅倉庫商館を建てることが認められた。