In the Azuchi-Momoyama period, the first head Shozaemon Shigenaga ISHII who was a te-sarugaku (amateur Noh) player established the school in Kyoto under the guidance of master Kyuzaemon HINOKUCHI.
安土桃山時代に、京の手猿楽役者初世石井庄左衛門滋長が名人樋口久左衛門に師事して一流を興した。