Fuke sect was introduced into Japan by Kakushin SHINCHI who went abroad to China (Southern Sung Dynasty) from Japan in 1249, and came back home with Hofuku (宝伏), Kokusa (国佐), Risho (理正), and Sojo (僧恕), the four lay Buddhists that were disciples of SON Chosan, the sixteenth generation teacher of Fuke sect in China, in 1254.
1249年（建長6年）日本から中国（南宋）に渡った心地覚心が、中国普化宗16代目孫張参の弟子である宝伏・国佐・理正・僧恕の4人の居士を伴い、1254年に帰国することで、日本に伝わった。