Since Hiyodorigoe was the closest fortress to the headquarters of the Taira clan in Fukuwara, and Owada no Tomari, Munemori followed Emperor Antoku and escaped to the ocean.
鵯越は平家本陣である福原・大輪田の泊に最も近かったため、宗盛は安徳天皇を奉じて海上へ逃れた。