In June 1867, he traveled down to Edo and entered Kanei-ji Temple in Ueno, then succeeded to Sanzan Kanryo no miya (also called Toei Daio and serve as chief priest of Kanei-ji Temple, Nikko Rinno-ji Temple Monzeki (head priest), Tendai-zasu (head priest of the Tendai sect) (to be precise, zasu (temple's head priest)of Enryaku-ji Temple on Mt. Hiei) at the same time) along with the retirement of Imperial Prince and Monk Jisho in the same month.
慶応3年（1867年）5月、江戸に下って上野の寛永寺に入り、同月慈性入道親王の隠退に伴って三山管領宮（寛永寺貫主・日光輪王寺門跡・天台座主（正確には比叡山延暦寺座主）を兼ね、東叡大王ともいう）を継承した。