The riverside purification ceremony on joshi and Kyokusui no en were introduced to Japan; according to Nihon Shoki (Chronicles of Japan), and was held as a court ceremony in March, 485 ('On March 3, upon Emperor's visit, winding water banquets held').
上巳の水辺の祓と曲水の宴は日本にも伝わり、日本書紀によると顕宗天皇元年（485年）3月には宮廷の儀式として行われたとされる（「三月上巳幸後苑曲水宴」）。