In the later Meiji period around 1900, kakushi nenbutsu existed as a secret society in some places, such as Nagoya, Gifu, Asakusa, and Yokohama, and since its existence was regarded problematic, a muckraking book on the system of its doctrines was published in order to wipe it out.
1900年前後の明治時代後期にも、名古屋や岐阜、浅草や横浜に秘密結社的に存在して問題視され、根絶を目的として教義体系の暴露本が出版されている。