The family of Ashikaga Shoguns used the pretext that they had a kinship with Seii taishogun (Unifying commander-in-chiefs)), Kira clan families held they were descendents of Chinju-fu (northern bases) Shogun MINAMOTO no Yoshiie and thus named their residences: Maruyama-gosho, Setagaya-gosho, Makita-gosho, and Katsumi-gosho whereas the families of the Shiba clan, gave their residences the titles: Shiba-gosho, Shizukuishi-gosho, Isari-gosho.
足利将軍家の一門では、征夷大将軍の同族ということを由来するものの、鎮守府将軍源義家の子孫である、吉良氏の一門はそれぞれ丸山御所、世田谷御所、蒔田御所、勝見御所、斯波氏の一門は斯波御所、雫石御所、猪去御所を称した。