On the other hand, he used the pictures which subjects originating from Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism for ceiling and wall paintings at the Tenshu of the Azuchi-jo Castle, and he did not ban the religious activities of the Jodo Shinshu sect (the True Pure Land Sect of Buddhism) and Enryaku-ji Temple.
また一方では安土城天主内の天井、壁画に仏教、道教、儒教を題材とした絵画を使用したり、浄土真宗や延暦寺の宗教活動自体は禁止しなかった。