In the same month, landing in Kyushu from Kawashiritsu, Higo Province (Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture), he vouchsafed the continued dominion over their territories to the small rural lords (kokujin) and the Aso clan, and established a firm foothold by using the authority of the Ashikaga shogun family.
同月、肥後国河尻津（熊本県熊本市）から九州に上陸し、足利将軍家の権威を利用して国人勢力や阿蘇氏に所領を安堵するなどして足場を築く。