At present, it is a religious service to celebrate the beginning of New Year, which is held at the Three Shrines in the Imperial Court (Kashikodokoro (Palace Sanctuary), Korei-den (Imperial Ancestor's Shrine), Shin-den (Shrine) on the first day of the first month of the year (New Year's Day) in New calendar (solar calendar).
現在では新暦1月1日（元日）に宮中三殿（賢所・皇霊殿・神殿）で行われる年始を祝う祭祀である。