In 1850, Yukie AKAYAMA committed Seppuku (hara-kiri, or ritual suicide) for Takasaki-Kuzure (the family feud of Satsuma domain); his father who was a Goyonin (officer handling domestic economy) of Akayama told him about this act of Seppuku (hara-kiri), and showed him bloodstained clothes.
嘉永3年（1850年）、高崎崩れ（お由羅騒動）で赤山靭負（ゆきえ）が切腹し、赤山の御用人をしていた父から切腹の様子を聞き、血衣を見せられた。