At the sento gosho, innocho (Retired Emperor's Office), an agency for the household, was placed, as well as 'Hokumen no bushi (the Imperial Palace Guards for the north side) and later, Saimen no bushi (the Imperial Palace Guards for the west side), as imperial guards for Emperor Shirakawa.
仙洞御所には家政機関としての院庁（いんのちょう）が置かれたほか、白河天皇の時には近衛として「北面の武士」のちに「西面の武士」が設置された。