During these periods, the Sarugaku of the Kamakura period further evolved thanks to Kanami and Zeami, as well as the establishment of Sarugaku, which was nearly equivalent to the present-day Nogaku.
鎌倉時代の猿楽が発展し、観阿弥や世阿弥らの登場によって現在の能楽とほぼ同等の芸能としての猿楽が形作られる。