The Saio system ended with the relatives of the Emperor Godaigo who reigned during the Northern and Southern Courts period, and the site continued as a shrine enshrining Amaterasu Omikami but fell into ruin during the Onin War.
斎王の制度は南北朝時代(日本)の後醍醐天皇の代を最後に廃絶し、その後は天照大神を祀る神社として存続していたが、戦乱の中で衰退した。