As Hida region and Tono region and Chuno region join each other, sometimes two recipes are found in a part and it is difficult to draw a clear line; however since in mainly around those regions Hoba-zushi has been made, it can be said that this sushi had spread from Gifu Prefecture.
飛騨地方と東濃・中濃地方は隣接しているため、作り方は両者が混在しており明確な線引きは難しいが、この辺りを中心に最も盛んに朴葉寿司が作られており、岐阜県から広まったものと言われている。