Therefore, it seems that 'higashi' is called the Tenma ryu because Imafuku and Gamo are located to the east of Osaka Tenman-gu Shrine and the performance was dedicated at this shrine, and 'kita' is called the Nagara ryu because Nagara is located to the north of Tenman-gu Shrine.
よって、大阪天満宮からみて今福・蒲生が東に位置しており同神社で奉納されているので「ヒガシ」が天満流、天満宮からみて長柄が北に位置するので「キタ」が長柄流と呼ばれてきたらしい。