As Toshimichi OKUBO was planning to consolidate Shikama Prefecture, which was enriched with its products, with Hyogo Prefecture, which had a weak financial base at that time, he frowned at Sakurai's suggestion for the addition of Toyooka Prefecture to his Shikama consolidation plan, because the scale of the new prefecture could become too large.
物産が豊かな飾磨県を当時基盤の弱かった兵庫県と合併させることを考えていた大久保利通は、これに豊岡県を加えると大きくなりすぎるため難色を示した。