The authors are unknown, but one theory widely accepted is that it was written by the people concerned with the school of Kaju-ji Temple because many quotations had come from diaries of the people from the school, including "Kikki" (diary of Tsunefusa YOSHIDA) of Tsunefusa YOSHIDA from the school of Kaju-ji Temple.
著者は不明であるが、勧修寺流吉田経房の『吉記』をはじめ同流の出身者の日記が多く引用されていることから、勧修寺流関係者説が有力とされている。