When Iemitsu died in 1651, she tonsured and left O-oku (the inner halls of Edo Castle where the wife of the Shogun and her servants reside) and entered Chisoku-in Temple on Mt. Tsukuba.
1651年（慶安4年）に家光が死ぬと落飾して大奥を離れ、筑波山知足院に入る。