It is widely known as a sokyoku (koto music) along with "Rokudan no shirabe" (believed to have been composed by Yatsuhashi Kengyo) and "Haru no umi" (composed by Michio MIYAGI).
『六段の調』（八橋検校作曲と伝えられる）、『春の海』（宮城道雄作曲）と並んで、箏曲として広く知られる。