During the Muromachi period, Rengashi (poets who wrote only renga) such as Yoshimoto NIJO, Sogi, Shinkei and others appeared, and rengakai were held at the residences of court nobles and leading temples.
室町時代には二条良基、宗祇、心敬などの連歌師が出現し、貴族の邸宅や有力寺社などで連歌会が催された。