Gokenin in Kyoto took charge of maintaining the security of the city as kagariya guards in exchange for receiving a shoryo called kagariya ryosho (a granted estate for kagariya guarding service) as a benefit.
在京御家人は篝屋料所と呼ばれる所領を手当として与えられた代わりに篝屋守護として京都市中の警固にあたった。