On June 24th, 672, Prince Oama who had retreated to the Yoshinomiya Imperial House, hurriedly left with his wife UNO no Sarara (Emperor Jito) to Togoku where the troops were being gathered.
壬申の年（672年）の6月24日、吉野宮に隠棲していた大海人皇子は、兵を集めさせている東国に向かうため妻の鸕野讚良皇女（持統天皇）とともに急いで出発した。