The brewing districts such as Itami, Ikeda and Konoike on the upstream site of the Ina-gawa River in Settsu Province and Kohama and Oshika on the upstream site of the Muko-gawa River gained power in such a way that they had succeeded Soboshu.
僧坊酒を継ぐように台頭してきたのが、室町時代中期から他所酒を生産し始めていた、摂津国猪名川上流の伊丹・池田・鴻池、武庫川上流の小浜・大鹿などの酒郷であった。