On the first day (開白) of January 8, the imperial messenger, who has the Karabitsu (Chinese-style chest) in which the Emperor's cloth is placed, is sent from the Imperial Household Agency to Kanjo-in of To-ji Temple, and he places it within the inner hall of To-ji Kanjo-in Dojo.
初日（開白）の1月8日には、宮内庁より、天皇の御衣を納めた唐櫃（からびつ）を捧持した勅使を東寺・灌頂院に遣わして、御衣を東寺灌頂院道場の内堂に安置する。