Many of tozama daimyo ruled large domains, however, they were basically not stationed in the vicinity of the locations of strategic importance including Kanto region with Edo in the center, Kyoto, Osaka and those along the Tokaido Road.
大領を治める大名も多いが、基本的に江戸を中心とする関東や京都・大阪・東海道沿い等の戦略的な要地の近くには置かれなかった。