As soon as Hideyoshi directed his forces against Korea, he ran away from Kyoto and went off to Hizen Nagoya in order to cross the sea to Korea in January, 1593 (December, 1592 in lunar calendar).
秀吉が朝鮮出兵の兵を起こすや否や、文禄元年12月に自身も朝鮮に渡海するため京都を出奔し肥前名護屋に赴いた。