From around the middle of the 1970's, some temples began to forbid bon toro, because some toro became too luxurious, and because fires - cases of arson and accidental fires - occurred one after another.
1970年代半ば頃から、一部行きすぎた華美な燈籠が現れたり、放火や失火による火災が相次いだりして、盆燈籠を認めない寺院が現れ始めた。