When he went to the capital in 1338, he moved Honsho-ji Temple in Kamakura to Rokujo Horikawa, Kyoto, and renamed it as Honkoku-ji Temple (written as 本国寺, written today as 本圀寺).
1338年（暦応元年/延元3年）に上洛し、鎌倉本勝寺を京都六条堀川に移して本国寺（現在は本圀寺）と改称した。