After he encountered a rainstorm at Daimotsu no Ura and were unable to make the voyage by ship across the inland sea to the westernmost provinces (Saigoku), he was pursued inland, and eventually hid himself in the Palace of Kamusaki no Kiyomi (subsequently Hatakenaka Castle) in Kogigo Village, Izumi Province.
途中大物浦で暴風雨にあって西国渡航に失敗した後は、次第に追い込まれ、逃亡の末に和泉国近木郷の神前清実の屋敷（のちの畠中城）に潜伏する。