Since the Ouchi clan accumulated wealth by the tally trade and adopted the culture of the continent, many priests, scholars, and court nobles including an artist monk, Sesshu, gathered at its castle town in Yamaguchi City, where a publishing business called "Ouchi printing" was also carried out.
大内氏の場合は、勘合貿易による富や大陸文化の摂取もあって、城下町の山口市には画僧雪舟をはじめ、多くの僧侶・学者・公家が集まり、「大内版」とよばれる出版事業もおこなわれた。