Since Sakamoto (Otsu City), which is located at the eastern foot of Mt. Hiei, was against Katada, where the Ikko sect was influential, in economic and religious ways, the two often had conflicts.
比叡山東麓の坂本(大津市)は一向宗の堅田と経済的にも対立していたことから、両者の抗争は頻繁であった。