As a result, the number of castles which were said nearly as many as 3,000 in the Azuchi Momoyama period dropped sharply to about 170 (about 300 when regional government offices included), and consequently, grouped housing of vassals and domain people in castle towns progressed more.
これにより安土桃山時代に3千近くもあったといわれる城が約170まで激減し（陣屋を含めると約300）、結果として家臣団や領民の城下町集住が一層進んだとされている。