After the shaman determined the best timing using bird divination, young men between the ages of 13 and 18, under the supervision of elders, constructed a takoban, or meeting house for young men. They then left home to live collectively in the takoban. They were divided into three levels plus one "adulthood preparatory" level at the top, with each level in charge of the one below.
在祭司以鳥佔決定日期以後，年齡在十三到十八歲的男孩，在長老的指導下搭起少年會所（takoban），然後就離開家庭住進會所過團體生活，按年齡分一到三級及準備進入青年的預備役級，一級管理一級。