The school was supported by the lords of Ashikaga, who were often switched as a result of personnel transfer, and enjoyed its second prosperity as Gogaku (schools of province) during the early to middle of the Edo period.
また、たびたび異動があった足利の領主たちによっても保護を受け、足利近郊の人々が学ぶ郷学として、江戸時代前期から中期に二度目の繁栄を迎えた。