He stayed in the residence in Choja-machi at first, but he stayed in Choraku-ji Temple in Higashi Otani and Honkoku-ji Temple after Kinmon Incident (this was why feudal retainers of the Mito Domain staying in Kyoto were called Honkoku-ji Temple force).
当初は長者町の藩邸に滞在するが、禁門の変の後は東大谷長楽寺、本圀寺に滞在する（これにより滞京中の水戸藩士は本圀寺勢と称される）。