On November 1581, the Oda army lined up around the north shore of Kino-kawa River and the general commander Nobutaka ODA placed the headquarter of the army at the Hachibuseyama (Seyama)-jo Castle (Katsuragi-cho at present).
天正9年10月、織田勢は紀ノ川北岸一帯に布陣し、総大将織田信孝は鉢伏山（背山）城（現かつらぎ町）に本陣を構えた。