Not only was the Empress's seasonal reading of the sutra held there every spring and autumn ('Kocho'), the young Princess Akashi's coming-of-age ceremony also took place in this quarter (the 'Umegae' (The Plum Tree Branch) chapter).
春と秋には中宮主催の季の御読経が催された（「胡蝶」）ほか、明石の姫君の裳着もここで行われた（「梅枝」）。