Since 1926, Hikkake sangawara has been used as a standard tile for roofing due to encouragement by the prewar Ministry of Home Affairs of that time, and they are still used today.
1926年以降、引掛桟瓦は当時の内務省(日本)の奨励により瓦葺きに用いる標準的なものとして現在も用いられている。