The "Engishiki" (an ancient book of codes and procedures on national rites and prayers) during the early tenth century designated maki around Japan, but maki was concentrated around Shinano, Kozuke, and Musashi provinces.
十世紀始めの「延喜式」には全国の牧が定められているが、牧は信濃国、上野国、武蔵国に集中している。