Though its origin is not clear, it is contemplated that Oeshiki was held as early as in the Edo period because it appears in "Meisho Edo Hyakkei" (a hundred scenery spots in Edo) painted by Hiroshige UTAMARO, an Ukiyoe artist.
起源は定かではないが、浮世絵師の歌川広重の作品『名所江戸百景』で描かれてることから、江戸時代には行われていたと考えられる。