After the decline of the Bitchu Aoe, the Mizuta school arose during the second half of the 16th century. Called Ko-Mizuta, it was active until the end of that century and the principal smiths were Kunishige I and II and Tameie I. The Shinto Mizuta continued actively until the mid-18th century, began a slow decline, finally flickering out in the beginning years of Meiji. Its principal smiths were Kunishige III, IV, V, Kunishige Yamashiro Daijo I, II, III, Tameie II and III as well as the several generations of Otsuki and Asai Mizuta smiths.