The Ninna-ji 仁和寺 was the temple where Uda had his lodgings after he took the tonsure. Uda ordered its construction in 888, following a prior request from Emperor Kōkō 光孝天皇 (830-887; r. 884-887), and then designated it as his retreat after its completion. It subsequently took in a number of monastic member of the Imperial family. While a temple bearing the same name still stands on the original site in Kyoto’s Ukyō-ward, and is famous as a spring cherry blossom location, the current buildings are 16-17th century reconstructions.