In Muromachi period, Kannami and Zeami (father and his son), the Sarugaku performers of Yuzaki Group, were highly regarded by the Muromachi Shogunate family, and they developed the Sarugaku into the form of Noh (Sarugaku Noh) under the patronage of Muromachi Shogunate family.
室町時代に入って結崎座の観阿弥・世阿弥父子が将軍家に重んじられて猿楽を能（猿楽能）として発展させている。