Connected to this diminishing reliance on the official government procedures described in the Ritsuryō code was the establishment of a personal secretariat to the emperor, the Chamberlain's Office or Kurōdodokoro (蔵人所).
I anslutning till denna minskning av regeringens officiella procedurerna som beskrivs i Ritsuryō upprättades ett personlig sekretariat till kejsaren, kammarherrens kontor eller Kurōdodokoro (蔵人所).