However, Iemitsu's trip to Kyoto was the first and last time the Goten was used as a shogun's inn, and later it became a 'banjiro' under the supervision of a Joban (one who takes care of castles) who was appointed by the bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
しかし、この御殿が将軍の宿舎として使われたのは、この家光上洛の1回限りで、その後同城は、幕府の任命した城番が管理する「番城」となった。