However, because he and Tomiko were not blessed with an heir, he brought his younger brother, Gijin, back to the secular life, named him Yoshimi ASHIKAGA, and as his adopted son, he assigned him to be the next Shogun.
しかし、富子との間に嫡子が恵まれなかったため、実弟の義尋を還俗させて足利義視と名乗らせ、養子として次期将軍に決定した。