During his reign, Ise-jingu Shrine, Osaka-jo Castle and the Imperial Palace were burned down; additionally, there was a great fire in Meireki, or an earthquake in a rural area and the occurrence of flooding; therefore it is said that people in those days criticized the Emperor as being immoral.
治世中には伊勢神宮・大坂城・内裏などの炎上や明暦の大火、地方の地震、水害などが多発したため、当時の人々は天皇の不徳を責めたと言う。