Retired and cloistered emperors typically retired from the dairi (Imperial Palace) and moved to the sento gosho after abdicating, and the satodairi (a temporary palace) was often used for this purpose.
上皇・法皇は退位後、内裏から退去して仙洞御所に移るのを常とし、里内裏が多くそれにあてられた。