It was ruled that the ceremony was held at Samurai-dokoro (the hall of the Board of Retainers) under the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) and at a kaisho (meeting place) under the Muromachi bakufu.
鎌倉幕府では侍廊、室町幕府では会所(中世)で対面儀礼を行うのが定制になっていた。