The Emperor Kokaku, deeply concerned with the situation, requested a relief of the people suffering from famine to the Edo bakufu (feudal government controlled by a shogun) through the Kyoto shoshidai (Kyoto deputy).
この事態を憂慮した光格天皇が京都所司代を通じて江戸幕府に飢饉に苦しむ民衆救済を要求する。