Kikunomae fled the castle accompanied by the chief retainer Shinzaemon YAMADA who was killed when he defended her front, and hid in the mountain called Hanamidoya.
この際、菊の前は家老山田新左衛門とともに城を脱出するが、新左衛門は菊の前を守って討死し、菊の前は花見どやと呼ばれる山に逃れる。