In the naval battle of Dannoura in 1185, he did not feel comfortable to commit suicide so he escaped to Kyoto and kept himself hidden in Tajima province.
寿永4年（1185年）の壇ノ浦の戦いで、彼は自害を快く思わず、京の都に落ち延び、その後但馬国で潜伏生活へ入った。