The Taira clan set their military camp in the Fukuwara region and built a strong defensive army in the surrounding areas (the Ikuta fortress entrance for protection of the East; the Ichinotani fortress entrance would protect the West, and the Yumeno fortress entrance would protect the hilly section of the city), and they waited for the arrival of the Kamakura (Minamoto) army.
平氏は福原に陣営を置いて、その外周（東の生田口、西の一ノ谷口、山の手の夢野口）に強固な防御陣を築いて待ち構えていた。