After being urged not only by people connected to the Shogunate but also repeatedly by the Imperial court, he finally accepted the appointment of 15th Shogun at Nijo-jo Castle in December of that year.
幕府関係者のみならず朝廷からの度重なる説得の末、ようやくその年の12月に二条城において第15代将軍拝命の宣旨を受ける。