FUJIWARA no Michinaga frequently hosted seasonal events like 'Kano no utage' (cherry blossom viewing party) and so force at the Shirakawa-dono Palace, and it is said that those from his branch families, FUJIWARA no Naritoki and FUJIWARA no Kinto, also set up their villas in Shirakawa.
藤原道長は白河殿でしばしば観桜の宴（花見）などの四季の行事を行い、庶流にあたる藤原済時や藤原公任も白河に別業を設けたとされている。