Onmyoryo and onmyoji lost their presence as bureaucrats due to the complete breakdown of the ritsuryo system and Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI's oppression but, on the other hand, Onmyodo, that was supposed to have been a state secret, burst into the private sector and a large number of civilian onmyoji flourished across the country.
律令制の完全崩壊と豊臣秀吉の弾圧にともない、陰陽寮ないし官人としての陰陽師はその存在感を喪失したものの、逆にそれまで建前上国家機密とされていた陰陽道は一気に広く民間に流出し、全国で数多くの民間陰陽師が活躍した。