Even now there remains the muramai systems centering around Yoshikawa-cho, Miki City and is serving as a strong connection not only to deal rice for brewing sake, but also to help each other in the occurrences of disasters such as droughts, floods, earthquakes, and so on.
現在も三木市吉川町を中心に、村米制度が残っており、干ばつや水害、また、震災などの災害にも互いに助け合うなど、単に酒米の取引だけでなく、強いつながりが続いている。