At that time, Echizen Province was relatively calm (compared with neighbouring provinces) under the control of the Asakura clan even though Japan (especially around Kinai region) was in a constant state of civil war.
当時、戦乱に明け暮れた日本国内（特に畿内周辺）において、越前は朝倉氏の実力の内に（周辺諸国と比較して、ではあるが）比較的平穏であった。