The title "jito" continued to be used in the Satsuma territories ruled by the Shimazu clan as well as territories in Hyuga Province ruled by the Ito clan and remained even in the Edo period, when these territories became, respectively, the Satsuma and Obi Domains.
島津氏の支配下の薩摩藩及び日向国の伊東氏支配地域では「地頭」の名称が残り、江戸時代に薩摩藩や飫肥藩となっても存続した。