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Ikedaya Ato (Ikedaya Incident Site)
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The site of the 1864 Ikedaya Incident — Kondo Isami's Shinsengumi raided 30 loyalist activists here, triggering the Kinmon Incident
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1864
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3 min walk from Keihan Sanjo Station
Sanjo Kobashi-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto
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Historic Site
Founded 1864
162 years
Overview
The site of the Ikedaya Incident, which occurred in the late night of June 5, 1864. Approximately thirty loyalist samurai from Choshu and Tosa domains had gathered at this inn near the west end of Sanjo Bridge when Kondo Isami\'s Shinsengumi raided it. After fierce close-quarters fighting, several activists including Yoshida Toshimaro and Mochizuki Kameyata were killed and many were captured. This…
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Origins
Ikedaya was an inn (hatago) that operated near the west end of Sanjo Bridge during the late Edo period. On the night of June 5, 1864, an event that would dramatically alter Japanese history unfolded within its walls. Approximately thirty loyalist samurai, primarily from the Choshu and Tosa domains, …
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Related Historical Events
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1864
Ikedaya Incident
In the late night of June 5, 1864, the Shinsengumi—led by Kondō Isami, Okita Sōji, and Hijikata Toshizō—raided the Ikedaya inn, where loyalist samurai from Chōshū domain were plotting. Several sonnō jōi activists were killed or captured. The incident enraged Chōshū, triggering the Kinmon Incident the following month. It cemented the Shinsengumi's reputation as the shogunate's feared enforcement arm in Kyoto.
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Hijikata Toshizo
Vice-Commander of the Shinsengumi
Age 29 at founding
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On the night of the Ikedaya Incident, Hijikata Toshizo led a second Shinsengumi unit that departed separately from Kondo Isami's advance party. After Kondo's men stormed the inn and clashed with the loyalist activists, Hijikata's unit arrived later, sealing off the surrounding streets and helping capture those who fled. The raid cemented the Shinsengumi's fame as the era's finest swordsmen.
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Kondo Isami
Shinsengumi Commander
Age 30 at founding
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Kondo Isami commanded the Ikedaya raid, charging in with barely a dozen men against more than thirty loyalist activists. This single night's achievement made the Shinsengumi's name resound across Japan and cemented Kondo's unshakeable prestige as commander.
Okita Soji
Genius Swordsman
Age 22 at founding
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Okita Soji was among the first to charge into the Ikedaya and fought furiously. Legend holds that he collapsed coughing blood during the battle, though this is debated. The Ikedaya was the place where Okita's sword talent and the limits of his body intersected.
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