The shogunal army of about 30,000 horsemen surrounded Sakai and laid siege to it, while at sea, pirates from Shikoku and Awaji Island blockaded Sakai's harbor with a fleet of more than 100 ships.
幕府軍3万余騎は堺を包囲し、海上は四国・淡路島の海賊100余艘が封鎖した。