When he came to know that Takatoki HOJO and others committed suicide on May 22, he gave up the resistance and surrendered to Takauji ASHIKAGA on June 5 after taking the tonsure, and then he was imprisoned in Kyoto.
5月22日に北条高時らが自害したことを知ると、抗戦を諦めて6月5日に剃髪した上で足利尊氏に降伏し、京都に幽閉された。