Upon hearing of the arrival of the dancers, the Emperor, wearing noshi sashinuki (a court nobles informal costume) and kutsu (footwear) started from the northern lower level of the Seiryoden palace's east eaves and went to the daishi no tsubone (a room for daishi) via nagahashi, which was temporarily set at the southwest corner of Shokoden palace, minami-sunoko of Shokoden palace, medo kisakimachi no ro of Shokoden palace and medo of Joneiden palace.
舞姫の参入の由を聞いて天皇は直衣指貫に沓をはき、清涼殿東庇北の階下から、承香殿西南隅に仮に架けた長橋、承香殿南簀子、同馬道后町廊、常寧殿馬道その他の順路を経て大師の局に入る。