Yoshinobu and Shungaku directed a reform of the Shogunate known as the Bunkyu Reform that included installation of The Office of Kyoto Protector (Kyoto Shugoshoku) and relaxation of Sankin Kotai requirement.
慶喜と春嶽は文久の改革と呼ばれる幕政改革を行ない、京都守護職の設置、参勤交代の緩和などを行なった。