baɪ ðə tˈaɪm ʌvðə mˈeɪdʒi ɹˌɛstɚɹˈeɪʃən ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt, ðə sˈɛkt hæd ɡˈeɪnd fˈɑːloʊɚz ɪn kjˈuːʃuː ænd wˈɛstɚn ænd saʊθwˈɛstɚn hˈɑːnʃuː, ˈɔːl ðə wˈeɪ ˌʌp tə tˈoʊkɪˌoʊ.
By the time of the Meiji Restoration in 1868, the sect had gained followers in Kyushu and western and southwestern Honshū, all the way up to Tokyo.