In Japan, it is clear that during the Kenmu Restoration Nanzen-ji Temple, Jomyo-ji Temple (both temples were later elevated to Gozan), Manju-ji Temple (Oita City) were already designated as 'Jissetsu,' it is accepted that the 'Jissetsu' were established during the late Kamakura period.
日本では、建武の新政の段階で既に南禅寺・浄妙寺（両寺は後に五山に昇格）・万寿寺(大分市)が「十刹」に指定されていたことが明らかとされており、「十刹」成立を鎌倉時代末期とするのが通説とされている。