After the Meiji Restoration, Azuma-asobi was performed in front of the Korei-den (the Imperial Ancestors' Shrine) by gagaku performers at Jinmu Tenno-sai Festival (Emperor Jinmu Festival) and Spring and Autumn Korei-sai Festivals.
明治維新ののちは神武天皇祭、春秋の皇霊祭の日に雅楽部員が皇霊殿のまえで奏した。