In the Edo Period there was an active exchange between Kabuki in eastern and western Japan, and many of the Kamigata-style stagings were brought to Edo and used as a source of nourishment for Edo Kabuki.
江戸時代は東西の歌舞伎交流が盛んに行われ、上方風の演出が数多く江戸にもたらされ江戸歌舞伎の栄養源ともなった。