After the decline of the Bitchu Aoe, the Mizuta School arose during the second half of the 16th century. Call 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, and finally flickered out in the beginning years of Meiji. Its principal smiths were Kunishige III, IV, V, Kunishige Daijo I, I, III, Tameie II and III as well as the several generations of Otsuki and Asai Muzuta smiths.