Oiseko' had been seen since the mid-Muromachi period in the Kinai region (the five capital provinces surrounding the ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto), but it was only after the Edo period that 'oiseko' spread throughout the country.
「お伊勢講」は畿内では室町中期から見られた現象だが、全国的になったのは江戸以降である。