After Yoshimitsu died in 1408, Yoshimochi lived in the Flower Palace (Muromachi-dai, Kamigyo ward, Kyoto city) temporarily, and moved to the residence in Sanjo-boumon (Nakagyo ward, Kyoto city) where the second shogun Yoshiakira ASHIKAGA had lived.
1408年（応永15）の義満死後は一時的に花の御所（室町第、京都市上京区）に住むが、翌年には2代将軍足利義詮の住んでいた三条坊門邸（京都市中京区）へ移っている。