There were thousands varieties, but the number of brands were reduced to one because of the mass production promoted under the monopoly and decrease in demand caused by increase in cigarette consumption, and finally the domestic production was stopped.
何千種類もあったが、専売制の下でマスプロ化が進んだことと、紙巻きタバコの消費増大で需要が減ったことで数銘柄からさらには1銘柄に減り、ついには国内での製造が打ち切られた。