In May and June 1161, when the In Palace and the palace of Hoju-ji Temple completed, Shigeko entered into the palace together with Emperor Goshirakawa, and the Empress Kinshi, and was called 'Higashi no onkata' (respected way to call a female aristocrat).
応保元年（1161年）4月、院御所・法住寺殿が完成すると滋子は、後白河や皇后・忻子と共に入御して「東の御方」と呼ばれるようになる（『玉葉』）。