Since 1872, European clothes have become the formal attire and ceremonial dresses in the Imperial Court and the government, so now ikan is used by Shinto priests in shrines as formal attire, besides the imperial families and ceremonial staffs wear ikan as ceremonial attire in court rituals and ceremonies.
なお、明治5年に宮中や官界では正装・礼装を洋服に改めたため、現在では、宮中祭祀・儀式の際に諸皇族方や掌典職が祭服として着用するほかは、神社界の神職が正装として衣冠を着用する。