In 1956, Sagi mai hozon kai (Preservation Society of Sagi mai) reimported and restored the dance from Tsuwanocho, Shimane Prefecture, which had conveyed the sagi mai of the Gion Matsuri Festival; its costs were paid by the ujiko soshiki (organization of shrine parishioners) (Seisei kosha - organization of Ujiko shrine parishioners of Yasaka-jinja shrine) and then the dance came to be dedicated to the Yasaka-jinja Shrine.
1956年（昭和31年）に鷺舞保存会が、祇園祭の鷺舞を伝えていた島根県津和野町から舞を逆輸入して復活させ、経費を氏子組織（清々講社）が負担して八坂神社境内で奉納されていた。