The participants were two groups of chiefs, the imperial prince, "utayomi" (tanka composer), "kataudo" (submitter of tanka), "hanja" (judge), "koji" (presenter of tanka), "kazusashi" (scorer), and others.
参加者は左右の頭・親王・歌よみ・方人・判者・講師・員刺（かずさし）などによって構成された。