In Edo, the Fujiue school of kokyu music was founded by Fujiue Kengyo around the middle of the 18th century, and when the Yamada school of koto music was founded by Yamada Kengyo, Fujiue's kokyu music participated in Yamada's koto music and they began to play tunes together.
江戸では、18世紀中頃に藤植検校により藤植流胡弓が成立していたが、山田検校により山田流箏曲が興ると、それに加わり合奏されるようになった。