They were based in Tamatsukuri Village (current Tamatsukuri, Namegata City, Ibaragi Prefecture), and in order to carry out Joi (exclusion of foreigners) in Yokohama City they actively engaged themselves visiting and collecting funds from wealthy merchants and wealthy farmers around Ishioka (current Ishioka City), Tamatsukuri and Itako (current Itako City).
玉造村（現茨城県行方市玉造）を拠点として横浜市で攘夷を決行するため石岡（現石岡市）、玉造、潮来（現潮来市）近辺の豪商、豪農を回り、資金集めに奔走した。