Komuso pilgrimages were revived in 1888 with the establishment of the Meian Association and Meian-ji Temple which was formerly Zennein, a sub-temple of Tofuku-ji Temple in Kyoto.
1888年（明治21年）に京都東福寺の塔頭の一つ善慧院を明暗寺として明暗協会が設立されて虚無僧行脚が復活した。