The School originated in gotenmai, a traditional Japanese dance style developed by kyogen (farce played during a No play cycle) performers who served at the Imperial Palace in Kyoto at the end of the Edo period, and was established in early Meiji period by Fuji YOSHIMURA.
江戸時代末期に京都の京都御所に出仕した狂言師が始めた御殿舞を源流とし、明治初期に吉村ふじによって創設された流派。