In Edo, Kanto sokengyo was founded temporarily and its headquarters were called 'soroku yashiki' (the organization of the guild for the blind in the Kanto area), which controlled Kanhasshu (the Eight Provinces of Kanto region).
一時は江戸にも関東惣検校が置かれ、その本部は「惣禄屋敷」と呼ばれ、関八州を統括した。