When Shogun visited Nikko in 1642, regulations on accompanying people, as established at the time of Shogun's journeys to Kyoto, were established, and after that the establishment of regulations on accompanying people was regarded as usual practice for Shogun's visits to Nikko.
同19年（1642年）に将軍の日光社参が行われると、上洛の例にあわせた供奉規定が設けられ、供奉規定制定が以後日光社参時の恒例とされた。