However, because of the riots that started with the Onin War as a trigger, gakunin in Kyoto were scattered and the gagaku in the Imperial court declined to the extent that it was scarcely performed only by gakunin of Nanto and Tennoji.
しかし応仁の乱を端緒とする動乱によって京都の楽人は四散してしまい、宮廷雅楽は南都や天王寺の楽人らによって細々と行われる程度に衰退する。