Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA, who assumed the title of Shogun in September of the previous year after going up to the capital while being backed by Nobunaga ODA, made Honkoku-ji Temple as his temprorary residence instead of Gosho (the Imperial Palace) because it had been burnt down in the Eiroku Incident.
前年9月に織田信長に擁立されて上洛して将軍に就いた足利義昭は永禄の変で焼失した御所の代わりに本圀寺を仮の御所としていた。