In December of 1336, which was earlier than the departure of the Emperor Gomurakami from the capital in 1336, the Emperor Godaigo escaped from Kazan-in in Kyoto and reached Anafu, but since there was no place suitable for the Imperial Palace, he went to Yoshino.
後村上天皇の遷幸より前の1336年（延元元年、北朝の建武(日本)3年）12月、後醍醐天皇は京都の花山院から逃れ出てまず穴太に至ったが、皇居とすべきところがなかったので吉野に至った。