However, the shugosho (provincial administration) where Shugo resided was often built near-by the Kokuga property; so, the Kokuga and Shugo began to develop a tendency in the gradual integration of their functions.
が、守護が所在した守護所はしばしば国衙の近隣に営まれ、国衙・守護所両者の機能が次第に一体化する傾向が見られ始めた。