His investiture ceremony was held at Sakamoto, Omi Province, where he had been exiled, and his Eboshi oya Sadayori ROKKAKU gave him the adult name Yoshifuji in his coming-of-age ceremony (Genpuku).
このときの将軍就任式は亡命先の近江坂本で行なわれ、元服の烏帽子親は六角定頼が務めた（初名・義藤）。