People who were considered to cause the price increase by buying up goods were often attacked by Uchikowashi mainly in urban areas, but with uprisings, sometimes privilege merchants and village officers who were considered to link to maladministration of their feudal lord were also attacked.
主に都市部において、買占めなどによる物価高騰の原因とされた者に対して行われることが多いが、一揆に伴って、領主の悪政と結びついたとされた特権商人や村役人に対して行われることもあった。