In the beginning, he was a member of Yuzaki troupe of the Yamato-sarugaku Shiza company performing shinjino (sacred Noh dance) at Kofuku-ji Temple and the Kasuga-taisha Grand Shrine, and he gave performances in Yamato and nearby regions.
観阿弥は、はじめ興福寺、春日大社などの神事能に奉仕する大和猿楽四座の結崎座の一員として、大和および、近隣の各地で活躍していたが、