In addition, he continued to use the former era name, Shocho after the era name was changed to Eikyo, then assigned the chief priests of Kamakura Gozan Temples who were usually assigned by the Shogun; the behavior was to show his attitude against the bakufu.
さらに元号が永享に改元されても前年号の正長を使い続け、本来ならば将軍が決定する鎌倉五山の住職を勝手に取り決めるなど、幕府と対立する姿勢を見せ始めた。