The nation was hit by the Kansho Famine from 1460 to 1461, which was caused by disturbances due to the internal troubles of the Hatakeyama clan in addition to a poor harvest because of abnormal weather, as well as an epidemic.
1460年から1461年にかけて、異常気象による凶作と疫病の上に畠山氏の内紛による兵乱により、寛正の大飢饉が起こる。