In 1605, she consulted with Ieyasu to build Kodai-ji Temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto to pray for the repose of Hideyoshi's soul, and decided to live in this temple for the rest of her life.
慶長10年（1605年）、秀吉の冥福を祈るために家康に諮り京都東山に高台寺を建立、ここを終焉の地と定めた。