After the isolation policy was reinforced by the government, some of them became daimyogashi (lending money to feudal lords with high interest) or brewers, while others became basho ukeoinin (merchants/traders working in designated areas on commission by samurai landlords) in Ezo (present-day Hokkaido).
鎖国成立後は、京都・大阪・江戸の三都へ進出して大名貸や醸造業などを行ったり、蝦夷地（北海道）で場所請負人となったりするものもあった。