"Banshu Sarayashiki" (Sarayashiki in Banshu) whose stage is Himeji City of Harima Province (presently Hyogo Prefecture) and "Bancho (or Banmachi) Sarayashiki" whose stage is Bancho, Edo, are widely known.
播磨国（現・兵庫県）姫路市が舞台の『播州皿屋敷』（ばんしゅう-）、江戸番町が舞台の『番町皿屋敷』（ばんちょう-、ばんまち-）が広く知られる。