At the same time, various products of the new culture were also distributed to local regions by provincial governors (nobles), government officials and monks, who were delegated to kokuga (provincial government offices) and kokubun-ji (provincial temples).
一方、国衙（こくが）・国分寺などに任命された国司（貴族）・官人や僧侶などによって地方にも新しい文物がもたらされた。