It is said that the Hosokawa clan considered the popularity of Kiyomasa carefully and entered the territory with a memorial tablet of Kiyomasa at the head of the procession, after which the lord of the domain, Tadatoshi HOSOKAWA, went up to the Honmaru of the Kumamoto-jo Castle, knelt down toward Honmyo-ji Temple (Kumamoto City) where the mausoleum dedicated to Kiyomasa was located, and said 'Please let me look after your castle,' which was exceptional conduct.
その人気を慮って、細川氏は清正の霊位を先頭にかざして入部し、藩主細川忠利は熊本城本丸に登り、清正の祀る廟所がある本妙寺(熊本市)へ拝跪して「あなたのお城を預からせていただきます」と異例の所作をしたと云われている。