It is said that Ikuta Kengyo in Kyoto developed the way of playing Soh (tuning, playing method, improvement of a pick) as well as Soh music in the era of Genroku.
まず京都の生田検校が元禄頃、箏の楽器法（調弦および奏法や爪の改良）や楽曲を大きく発展させたといわれる。