It is thought that the aim of the parade was for Nobunaba ODA who professed himself as "Nobunaga ODA Tenka fubu" (Nobunaga ODA governs the entire world) to restrain the surrounding Daimyo and to display his power.
このパレードの目的は、織田信長天下布武を標榜する織田信長が、周辺大名を牽制し、力を誇示するためと考えられている。