When FUJIWARA no Michinaga stepped out from the political center stage, however, Kinomidokyo by regents and advisors were held less frequently, and by the following era of FUJIWARA no Yorimichi, the service almost never held at all.
ただし、藤原道長が政治の表舞台から外れると摂関家における季御読経の回数は減り、続く藤原頼通の時代にはほとんど行われなくなっていった。