In 1423, after settling a series of such incidents, he gave the shogun post to his son Yoshikazu, and entered the priesthood in Toji-in temple in June of the following year (he continued to hold real power) and started to visit temples and shrines, but Yoshikazu died quite young in 1425.
これら一連の事件を処理した後の1423年（応永30）に子の義量に将軍職を譲り、翌年6月に等持院で出家（実権は握り続けた）し、寺社参詣などを行いはじめるが、息子義量は1425年に早世する。