Additionally, due to his favorable administration which included exemption from Jishisen tax (land tax), etc., Mitsuhide is extremely respected in Fukuchiyama even though the length of his reign was short, as shown by his enshrinement in Goryo-jinja Shrine (Fukuchiyama City); later, the Japanese bellflower, which was used as a family emblem of the Akechi clan, was also designated as the City flower, etc.
光秀はそれに加え地子銭を免除するなどの善政を敷いたことから、その治世がわずかであったにもかかわらず後には御霊神社(福知山市)に祀られ市の花も明智氏の家紋であるキキョウとするなど、福知山における光秀への信望はあつい。