During the late Edo Period, Hoju-Hojo-Koga-Eisho-Shinkai-Shinyu-Joyu KODAMA became the head, and after the Meiji Restoration, Negoro-ji Temple restored the temple head priest title.
江戸後期は法住─法恕─興雅─栄性─信海─真雄─児玉浄雄と続き、明治維新後、根来寺に座主称号が復活する。