Around the end of March to the beginning of April 1195 (February 1195 under the old lunar calendar), Yoritomo went to Kyoto again with Masako, MINAMOTO no Yoriie and Ohime (the daughter of MINAMOTO no Yoritomo) to attend a Buddhist ceremony for the rebuilding of Todai-ji Temple, and started a movement for the imperial bridal party's entry into the court, to make Ohime, the eldest daughter, the wife of Emperor Gotoba.
建久6年（1195年）2月、頼朝は東大寺再建供養に出席するため、政子と源頼家・大姫(源頼朝の娘)ら子女達を伴って再び上洛し、長女・大姫を後鳥羽天皇の妃にすべく朝廷に入内運動を始める。