On the other hand, Muraza was a festival group in which any village inhabitant who had reached a certain age or finished Genpuku (a coming-of-age ceremony) could participate; even though the group had a quota of fixed members, they were allowed to enter the group in order of age or ceremonial conferment when a vacancy becomes available.
これに対して村座は基本的には一定の年齢もしくは元服などの特定の儀式を済ませた村人であれば誰でも資格を獲得し、定員がある場合でも空席が出来た場合には年齢順・儀式授与順に繰り上がって座入（加入）が許される祭祀組織である。