On February 21, Goshirakawa went on an imperial visit to FUJIWARA no Akinaga's residence in the Horikawa area of Hachijo (Eighth Avenue), but as he was sightseeing from a box set up alongside the Hachijo thoroughfare, he suffered harassment in the form of some trees that were sent crashing down from outside the box to obstruct his view.
正月6日上皇が八条堀河の藤原顕長邸に御幸して桟敷で八条大路を見物していたところ、堀河にあった材木を外から打ちつけ視界を遮るという嫌がらせを行った。