In 1871, with the Haihan-chiken (abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures), martial arts education at hanko (a domain school) disappeared and its practicality was lost not only in Kyujutsu but in martial arts in general, further accelerating the decline of martial arts.
明治4年（1871年）には廃藩置県により藩校で行われていた武術教育も姿を消し、弓術に限らず武術全般で実用性が見いだされなくなり、武術衰退に拍車をかけた。