On May 4, 2023, the "Misogi-no-gi" ceremony, in which the Saio-dai purifies himself during the Aoi Festival, one of Kyoto's three major festivals, was held at Kamigamo Shrine in Kita-ku, Kyoto. Saiodai, dressed in twelve-layered ceremonial ceremonial ceremonial ceremonial ceremonial ceremonial ceremonial ceremonial ceremonial ceremonial ceremonial ceremonial ceremonial kimono coat, dipped his hands in the gently flowing creek in the precincts and prayed for the safety of the festival.