Therefore, as it became more difficult to dispose of even falling leaves by burning them within a residential district, and as the rate of having a house with a garden declined, and the forests were cut down due to urban development, the sight can be seen only in a few areas in the 21st century.
そのため、落ち葉であっても住宅地で燃やして処分しにくくなったこと、庭付きの持ち家率低下、都市開発による森林の伐採などの事情もあり、21世紀に於いて一般ではごく一部でしか見られない風景となっている。