In February of the following year, 1352 which was a leap year, the Southern Court forces began fighting the Ashikaga army in the Kanto and Kinai regions and, on the 19th, Emperor Gomurakami went to Mt. Otoko (Iwashimizu Hachiman-gu Shrine) where he remained.
翌1352年（正平7年/観応3年）閏2月、関東と畿内において足利軍と交戦を開始、19日に後村上天皇が男山（石清水八幡宮）まで行幸し、そこに留まった。