In Tokyo too, various efforts were made to restore Kamigata rakugo by the following rakugo storytellers: Bunraku KATSURA (VIII), Kinba SANYUTEI (III), Kobunji KATSURA (II) and Hyakusho SANYUTEI (II).
また、東京の桂文楽(8代目)、三遊亭金馬(3代目)、桂小文治(2代目)、三遊亭百生2代目らの落語家もさまざまな形で上方落語の復興に助力した。