In 1864, when Kyoto saw the Kinmon Incident (the war waged by Choshu Domain for regaining its force in Kyoto, which resulted in its defeat), this tendency was accelerated, and when the Edo bakufu decided to set out the Choshu Expedition, the rice price rose nationwide.
元治元年（1864年）に京都で禁門の変が起きるとその傾向に拍車がかかり、続く長州征伐の決定によって全国的に米価が上昇した。