Jimyo-in Temple went into decline after it was damaged by fire in the second month of the 8th year of Emperor Gokogon's rein (1353) and it is said that Kosho-in Temple, connected to Emperor Gofushimi's wife Imperial Princess Shinshi, was relocated to the site after the Onin War (Kosho-in Temple was temporarily known as 'Anrakuko-in' following its relocation).
後光厳天皇の文和2年/正平(日本)8年（1353年）2月の火事で持明院が焼失すると、以後荒廃して応仁の乱後に後伏見天皇の皇女進子内親王ゆかりの光照院が移転したと伝えられている（ちなみに移転後の一時期に光照院も「安楽光院」を名乗っている）。