In Japan, after 702 when the imperial rescript was issued announcing that examples of filial obedience would be awarded, Zenko Seihyo was frequently carried out during the Nara and the Heian periods.
日本においては、大宝(日本)2年、孝順者旌表の詔勅がくだされてから、奈良時代、平安時代によくおこなわれた。