Various Kogaki were created to prevent the audience from being bored of Shiki Sanban, which was played first every day in the Gobandate Shiki Noh performance lasting several days in the Edo Period.
江戸時代の式能において、数日間にわたって五番立の演能が行われる場合、初番の式三番は毎日同じもので飽きがくるために、各種の小書がつくられた。