For generations, Ceremonies of Enthronement were held at Shishinden in Kyoto Gosho, and even after the Emperor moved to Tokyo in Meiji Restoration, under the former Imperial House Code as established in 1889 it was prescribed that the Ceremonies of Enthronement and Daijosai (the Great Thanksgiving Festival) should be held in Kyoto, thereby having the Ceremonies of Enthronement of the Emperor Taisho and the Emperor Showa in the Kyoto Gosho.
即位の礼は代々京都御所の紫宸殿で行なわれ、明治維新の際に天皇が東京へ移ってからも、明治22年（1889年）制定の旧皇室典範により、即位の礼と大嘗祭は京都で行なうと定められ、大正天皇と昭和天皇も京都御所で即位の儀式を行った。