With the enthronement of her elder brother, the Emperor Yozei, she was appointed as Kamo-Saiin (Imperial Princess appointed to serve the deities of the Kamo-jinja Shrines) by bokujo (to decide by fortunetelling) on March 9, 877.
兄陽成天皇の即位に伴い、元慶元年（877年）2月17日賀茂斎院に卜定される。