In the Muromachi period, - Kimitsugu (Saburozaemon) OKUSA (a master of kitchen-knife (cooker) of Shijo School) who had served the Shogun family of Ashikaga clan established 'Okusa School,' - also, Hatakeyama School started from the Hatakeyama family (detailes unknown), - the origin of Hatakeyama School and everything from its preparation to manners including the recipe, kitchen-knife method, and table manners were transferred to the Shogun's retainer, Jiro SHINJI Saemon no jo (third-ranked officer of the Left Division of Outer Palace Guards) who was to establish the Shinji School, and - branches of Shijo School started to take hold in the cuisine not only in Court noble society but also in Bushi society.
室町時代には足利氏征夷大将軍家に仕えた四条流の庖丁人（料理人）・大草公次（三郎左衛門）が「大草流」起こす、畠山氏（詳細不明）から畠山流も起こる、その畠山流の由来、その仕立て方、庖丁式、食事作法など膳部一切を旗本進士次郎左衛門尉へ伝え進士流が起こる、公家社会のみならず武家社会における料理においても、四条流の分派が浸透しはじめた。