Jugo Gien, the eightieth head priest and chief restorer of Daigo-ji Temple, which had been deserted since the Onin War, had a good relationship with Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, overseeing his entry into the priesthood, and since he felt that Hideyoshi was near the end of his life, he quietly made arrangements for the Daigo no Hanami so that the greatest hero of the age would have an appropriate stage.
応仁の乱のあと荒れ果てていた醍醐寺を復興した中興の祖、第80代座主である義演准后は、豊臣秀吉の帰依を得て良好な関係を築いていたが、秀吉の最期が近いことを感じ取り、一代の華美な英雄の最後にふさわしい大舞台をしつらえるために、あちこちにそれとなく手配をしてこの醍醐の花見を催させたともいう。