In the Muromachi period, Masayo ASUKAI and his son Masachika ASUKAI closely served the Ashikaga Shogunal family and were among prominent poets of the time.
室町時代には足利将軍家に近侍した飛鳥井雅世・飛鳥井雅親父子が歌壇の中心的歌人として活躍した。