In Kamigata (Osaka), in Osaka City from the Meiji period to the early Showa period, particularly around Hozen-ji Temple in South Osaka, the 'Kobaitei' theater, which symbolized the Sanyu school, and the 'Nanchi Kanazawatei' theater (which was later taken over by Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd., and became the 'Nanchi Kagetsu' theater), which symbolized the Katsura school, were located on the northern side and southern sides, respectively, and competed with each other.
上方（大阪）では明治時代から昭和初期の大阪市内、特にミナミ法善寺周辺には、北側に三友派の象徴であった「紅梅亭」、南側に桂派の象徴であった「南地金沢亭」（後に吉本興業が買収し「南地花月」）が存在ししのぎを削った。