Hakari-za originated in the Muromachi period, and according to 'Sankazue' (Picture Collection of Three Coins: History of Coinage in Japan), saying that 'The Zin family came from Sei-shu (Ise Province), served in Kyo-Muromachi, got a license of hakari-za and lived in the capital since then,' hakari-za was controlled by the Zin family.
その起源は室町時代であり「三貨図彙」によれば、「神の家は、本国は勢州にて京室町に仕官し、秤座免許せられ、夫より代々都住也」と記述され、神氏(秤座)が秤座を支配していたことがうかがえる。