Against this backdrop of unrest in the provinces, having succeeded Michinaga and worked for many years as Kanpaku to the Emperor, Yorimichi's influence appeared, on the surface, as strong as ever; he built his enormous Kayain residence (mansion) in close proximity to the imperial palace and, on May 5 1052, he remodeled Michinaga's villa, "Uji Mansion," into the magnificent Hoo-do Hall (Phoenix Hall) at Byodoin Temple, which remains to the present day.
地方の世情が不安になる中、道長を受け継ぎ長年関白を務めた頼通の権勢は表面的には衰えず、御所の傍に巨大な高陽院_(邸宅)を造営し、同7年3月28日_(旧暦)（1052年)には道長の別荘であった宇治殿を現代に残る壮麗な平等院鳳凰堂に改修した。