Furthermore, machiya (merchant houses) were also built in the villages such as Shiba in the south (Minato Ward), Asakusa in the north, and Akasaka, Ushigome and Kojimachi in the west.
さらに元からあった周辺集落である南の芝(東京都港区)、北の浅草や西の赤坂、牛込、麹町にも町屋が発展した。