At the present time still, it is used in the occasions such as the Ceremony of the Seiden State Hall, which is the most important of the Enthronement Ceremonies and a festival of the Imperial Court called Shihohai (a Shinto ceremony held on New Year's Day in which the Emperor pays respect to the deities in all quarters).
現代においても即位の礼の中での最重要の儀式「正殿の儀」や宮中祭祀の四方拝等で着用されている。