He became priest in February 1290 and had the Buddhist name of Sojitsu, he stopped officially ruling the cloistered government, however he continued to be involved in politics and later contributed as a main person in the Jimyoin Imperial line.
正応三年（1290年）二月、出家し法諱を素実とし、公式の院政を停めたが、その後も政治への関与が続き、持明院統の中心としてその繁栄につとめた。