Honke were usually the Innomiya family, Sekkan-ke (families that produced regents and advisers), and major temples and shrines that received donations from ryoke (a lord of the manor) that had received donations from kaihatsu ryoshu (local notables who actually developed the land).
開発領主（かいほつりょうしゅ）から寄進を受けた領家から更に寄進を受けた院宮家、摂関家、大寺社が本家となっていた。