On March 14, 1870, it was announced to the citizens of Kyoto that the emperor's return to Kyoto would be delayed citing the suppression of Tohoku which had not been taken over yet, bad harvest, and the lack of national funds.
明治3年（1870年）3月14日、東北の平定が未だに行き届かないこと、諸国の凶作、国費の欠乏など諸々の理由で京都への還幸を延期することが京都市民に発表された｡