This school originated from the Sakado-za, a group of sarugaku (the prototype of the Noh play) performers who worked for Horyu-ji Temple, and the founder of this school was Ujikatsu (also called Magotaro) SAKADO.
法隆寺に仕えた猿楽座である坂戸座を源流とする流派で、坂戸孫太郎氏勝を流祖とする。