Before meeting the shogun in Edo-jo Castle, Kotaiyoriai enjoyed the same treatment as daimyo feudal lords and were designated shikoseki (anteroom seats) in a room called "Teikan no ma" with paintings of famous Chinese emperors, or in a room meant for middle-rank warriors with paintings of willows called "Yanagi no ma,"
伺候席は、“帝鑑間”または“柳間”とされ大名と同等の待遇を受けた。