In the middle of the Edo period, there was an increasing demand from guests who disliked aggressive runners or meshimori onna and peddlers who traveled alone for the inn where guests could stay in peace and as a result association of hatago was established in various places.
江戸時代の中ごろになると、強引な客引きや飯盛り女を嫌ったり、一人旅をする行商人などから、安心して泊まれる宿が欲しい、という要望が増えたため、各地で旅籠による組合が出来た。