They were appointed as banto (subdivided into 'ko-banto', 'chu-banto', and 'o-banto' and are called 'xx suke'), and at the age of around 30 when judged sufficiently skilled enough, they were given permission of sharing the goodwill to use the shop's symbol printed on a noren cloth to hang over the entry of a branch shop of their own (Noren-wake).
そして、番頭を任され（大店では“小番頭”“中番頭”“大番頭”と分けられる時があり、呼び名は「＊助」である。）30歳前後には暖簾分けされ自分の商店を持つことが許される。