Etched Sorrow·Rakuchū / Sanjō

Site of the Ikedaya Incident

In 1864, the Shinsengumi, the shogunate's swordsmen police, raided activists seeking imperial rule here. The clash is said by some to have hastened Japan's return to imperial government—and by others to have delayed it.

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These notes come from desk research. Local traditions vary.