In the Muromachi period, the monetary economy developed further, and the payment of the nengu by coins became widely spread mainly in the Kinai region (the five capital provinces surrounding the ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto).
室町時代に入ると、貨幣経済が一層進展し、年貢の銭納または代銭納（銭貨による年貢納入）が畿内を中心に広く普及するようになった。