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As the head of the Konoe family, he was obliged to serve a pseudo-priestly role in performing various rituals at or for the [[Fujiwara clan]] family shrine, [[Kasuga Shrine]]. As a result, he often had obligations to observe certain taboos at certain times, shying from for example meat or sex on certain days, and on occasion went away on spiritual retreats for more than a week at a time. Though he spent much time away from the house, whether as cause or effect of Shinanomiya spending so much time at the Imperial Palace, Motohiro also spent time quite frequently at Court. He is said to have been quite well-liked by Emperor Go-Mizunoo, Shinanomiya's mother [[Shin-Kogimon-in|Shin-Kôgimon-in]], Go-Mizunoo's consort [[Tofukumon-in|Tôfukumon-in]], and others, though all in this circle, Motohiro included, did not get along well with [[Emperor Reigen]].

As the head of the Konoe family, he was obliged to serve a pseudo-priestly role in performing various rituals at or for the [[Fujiwara clan]] family shrine, [[Kasuga Shrine]]. As a result, he often had obligations to observe certain taboos at certain times, shying from for example meat or sex on certain days, and on occasion went away on spiritual retreats for more than a week at a time. Though he spent much time away from the house, whether as cause or effect of Shinanomiya spending so much time at the Imperial Palace, Motohiro also spent time quite frequently at Court. He is said to have been quite well-liked by Emperor Go-Mizunoo, Shinanomiya's mother [[Shin-Kogimon-in|Shin-Kôgimon-in]], Go-Mizunoo's consort [[Tofukumon-in|Tôfukumon-in]], and others, though all in this circle, Motohiro included, did not get along well with [[Emperor Reigen]].

The position of ''kanpaku'' (imperial regent) rotated among the ''[[gosekke]]'' (the five top noble houses), and in [[1682]], when ''kanpaku'' [[Takatsukasa Fusasuke]] resigned, Motohiro was the obvious candidate to succeed him, according to the rotation; however, he was passed over in favor of [[Minister of the Right]] [[Ichijo Fuyutsune|Ichijô Fuyutsune]], whether because of Reigen's attitudes towards Motohiro, or for some other reason.

The position of ''kanpaku'' (imperial regent) rotated among the ''[[gosekke]]'' (the five top noble houses), and in [[1682]], when ''kanpaku'' [[Takatsukasa Fusasuke]] resigned, Motohiro was the obvious candidate to succeed him, according to the rotation; however, he was passed over in favor of [[Minister of the Right]] [[Ichijo Fuyutsune|Ichijô Fuyutsune]], whether because of Reigen's attitudes towards Motohiro, or for some other reason. He finally was appointed ''kanpaku'', however, in [[1690]], and he and his family began to assume a somewhat more extravagant quality of life, attending fewer events sponsored by the Imperial Court, and instead sponsoring more events themselves. These events included performances of [[Noh]], ''[[kyogen|kyôgen]]'', [[Tale of the Heike]] [[biwa hoshi|chanting]], and other forms of music and dance, and Motohiro permitted not only elites, but also his own household staff, servants of other households, and even other commoners, to attend. By virtue of his upbringing and life as a court noble, Motohiro was skilled in a number of the classical arts, as was his wife; he is said to have been particularly proficient in playing the ''[[koto]]''.

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