During his stay in Kyoto in 1559, Kenshin put a lord of an inn in Sakai to death as he was rude, then drove out the citizens who protested against such an act, and furthermore, set fire to the town.
永禄12年（1559年）には上洛中、堺で無礼を働いた旅宿の主を手討ちにし、それに抗議した町人たちを追い払い、さらに町に放火したという。