In 1858, Kinakira opposed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan and participated in Teishin Hachiju-hachi-kyo Ressan Jiken (the demo of eighty-eight retainers of imperial court).
安政5年（1858年）日米修好通商条約勅許に反対し、廷臣88人の列参に加わった（廷臣八十八卿列参事件）。