After recovering from the illness, Kiyomori built a cottage in Fukuharakyo and immersed himself in development of Itsukushima-jinja Shrine and expansion of trade with the Sung Dynasty of China as he had always wanted to.
病から回復した清盛は福原京に別荘を造営して、かねてからの念願だった厳島神社の整備・日宋貿易の拡大に没頭する。