Even after the founding of the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), the influence of the Konparu school was recognized and the school was given the second position among the four Noh schools, next to the Kanze school, but it fell into a period of decline for being tied too closely to the Toyotomi family.
江戸幕府開府後も、金春流はその勢力を認められて四座のなかでは観世流に次ぐ第二位とされたものの、豊臣家とあまりに親密であったことが災いし、流派は停滞期に入ってゆく。