On September 14 (July 25 under the old lunar calendar), Yoritomo added Hideyoshi SATAKE to his army, as well as praying at Utsunomiya Futaarayama-jinja Shrine for a victory.
25日には宇都宮市に到着、宇都宮二荒山神社に戦勝を祈願するとともに佐竹秀義らを軍に加えた。