The Emperor Meiji is said to have ordered to have the ceremonies for the five emperors of the Northern Court to be continued as before) and the Nanbokucho was to be called 'Yoshino-cho period' because the Southern Court was located in Yoshino (Nara Prefecture).
なお、明治天皇は北朝の五帝の祭祀については従前どおり行うよう指示したとされる）、南北朝時代は南朝が吉野にあったことにちなんで「吉野朝時代」と呼ばれる事となった。