At that time, castles and josakukanga (a castle-like facility used as governmental office) were constructed and people called Kinohe, forced to immigrate from Kanto and Hokuriku regions, lived around such castles and josakukanga, and were engaged in farming.
当時は城や柵（城柵官衙と呼ばれる施設）が作られ、その周囲に柵戸（きのへ）と呼ばれる民が関東や北陸地方から移民させられて耕作に当たっていた。