The line of the head family broke off once when the art of Noh was in its twilight after the Meiji Restoration, but Sentaro MASUMI who left for Tokyo from Kumamoto preserved the school's lone base and raised many younger performers.
維新後の能楽衰退期に一時宗家の家系が途絶えたが、熊本から上京した増見仙太郎が流儀の孤塁を守り、多くの高進を育成した。