When envoys that had been sent by the lord of the manor or kokuga that been sent to conduct a land survey or kanno (encouragement of agriculture) or to deliver nengu or kuji, the local lords would meet them and any visitors under their protection at the border to welcome them and entertain them with a mikkakuriya (a three-day banquet).
そのほか、荘園領主や国衙が検注や勧農、年貢・公事収納のために派遣した使者や彼らの庇護を受けた客人が現地を通過する際には境界まで出向いて迎えて三日厨などの接待（供給）を行った。