In 1428, when Yoshimochi ASHIKAGA died and his younger brother Yoshinori ASHIKAGA took the shogunate position, Yoshinori's favor was poured only into Onami, and Zeami and his son Motomasa came to be exposed to strong pressure.
応永35年（1428年）、足利義持が死に、弟・足利義教が将軍に就くと、義教の寵愛は音阿弥に注がれ、本家である世阿弥・元雅父子は強い圧迫を受けることとなった。