However, at the age of twelve, around the time when Yugiri celebrates his attainment of manhood, Genji moves him to the east pavilion at Nijo in order to put him in Daigaku-ryo (Bureau of Education under the ritsuryo system) and makes him study, so he cannot often visit the residence of Omiya.
しかし夕霧が12歳で元服したころ、源氏が彼を大学寮に入れ学問を習得させようと二条の東の院に夕霧を移し、なかなか大宮邸へ通えなくなる。