The trip schedule recorded on their reports said that they had left Edo immediately after receiving a mission and reported their investigations as soon as they came back from the ongokugoyo, however they actually stayed at their house for few days before and after their trip to prepare for the trip and write investigation reports.
報告書上の旅程は下命後直ちに出発し帰着後直ちに復命したという形式をとったが実際には事前の準備と事後の報告書作成のために前後数日間の在宅期間が存在していた。