Sankinkotai (a system under which feudal lords in the Edo period were required to spend every other year in residence in Edo) meant the Dokan SHIMIZU family began practicing in Edo, leading to the spread of the Shimizu-ha branch among the hatamoto, as well as to other domains.
清水道竿家は仙台藩茶道頭として参勤交代の折には江戸詰めになり、そのため旗本や諸藩にも清水派が伝播することになった。