In 1872, Tensha kinshirei (Ban on Tensha) was issued and dissemination of Onmyodo was also prohibited among the common people based on the grounds that it was superstition.
1872年（明治5年）には天社禁止令が発せられ、陰陽道は迷信であるとして民間に対してもその流布が禁止された。