Sadayo (Ryoshun) IMAGAWA, Kyushu Tandai (local commissioner) of the Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) was on friendly terms with Meishomaru, a disciple of Kenko YOSHIDA, so it is natural for him to have been involved in the compilation of the work after the death of Kenko.
室町幕府の九州探題である今川貞世（了俊）は吉田兼好の弟子の命松丸とも親交があり、兼好の没後、編纂に関わっているとも言われるはずである。