The building that housed the Jingikan, which managed shrines under the Ritsuryo system, was burned down in the Onin War and the Yoshida family and the Shirakawahakuo family continued to manage religious services and shrines with their private houses as Jingikandai.
応仁の乱の際に、律令制のもとで神社を管掌した神祇官の庁舎が焼失してしまい、以来吉田家・白川伯王家が私邸を神祇官代として祭祀と神社管掌を継続していた。