Although Nobunaga stopped setting fire to Shimogyo, he did not forgive Kamigyo, where Shogun's retainers and a lot of merchants supporting Bakufu lived, and set fire to this area.
信長は下京への焼き討ちは中止したが、幕臣や幕府を支持する商人などが多く住居する上京は許さず、焼き討ちを実行した。