But the NITTA army was defeated in the battles of Takenoshita in Hakone, and Takauji's forces entered Kyoto; Takauji was finally driven from the city later through the efforts of the KITABATAKE army, which had marched down from Mutsu Province.
新田軍は箱根・竹ノ下の戦いでは敗北し尊氏らは京都へ入るが、やがて陸奥国から下った北畠軍の活躍もあり駆逐された。