During the Edo period, the bakufu encouraged the blind to join the Todo-za, consolidating the organization which started to enjoy considerable autonomy even though it was under the jurisdiction of the Jisha-bugyo (magistrate of temples and shrines).
江戸時代に入ると、幕府は盲人が当道座に属することを奨励し、当道組織が整備され、寺社奉行の管轄下ではあるがかなり自治的な運営が行なわれた。