However, so that the Imperial Court could directly supervise the politics of Edo, the city was renamed Tokyo and became visited by and resided in by the emperor (Tokyo Gyoko; the emperor's visit to Tokyo), while the Daijokan (Grand Council of State) was also relocated (refer to Tokyo Tento (transfer of the national capital to Tokyo)).
しかし天皇が江戸で直接政治をみるため、江戸を東京として行幸・滞在（東京行幸）することになり、太政官（政府）も移動された（東京奠都参照）。