A graphical restoration of "Heike Nokyo" ('nokyo' refers to a copy of a sutra offered to a temple/shrine), which was offered to Itsukushima-jinja Shrine in 1164 by TAIRA no Kiyomori along with a written petition, contains a picture depicting akari shoji provided with a priest's hermitage.
平清盛が願文を添えて長寛二年（1164年）厳島神社に奉納した『平家納経』図録には、僧侶の庵室に明かり障子が描かれている。