Among Sengoku daimyo, the Asakura clan in Echizen Province, the Imagawa clan in Suruga Province, and the Ouchi clan in Suo Province were particularly interested in culture.
戦国大名のなかでとくに学芸に関心の高かったのは越前国の朝倉氏、駿河国の今川氏、周防国の大内氏などであった。