In Kinai region (the five capital provinces surrounding the ancient capitals of Nara and Kyoto), Akinobu KITABATAKE, Akitsune CHIKUSA, Masanori KUSUNOKI and the remnant army of Naoyoshi faction combined their forces to defeat Yoshiakira ASHIKAGA and took back Kyoto.
畿内では北畠顕信、千種顕経、楠木正儀が直義派残党も糾合し、足利義詮を破り、京を奪還した。